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Family Video Games: Two to Try, One to Avoid

by Christopher Healy, Posted Sep 10th 2010 2:30PM

If the kids are going to spend an afternoon in front of the Wii, you might as well join them. Gaming is becoming an increasingly popular way for kids and parents to bond and get in some quality time together. But finding the right games can be ...If the kids are going to spend an afternoon in front of the Wii, you might as well join them. And there may be a few games you might actually enjoy.
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Retro Gaming With Kids: Let Your iPhone Take You Back

by Christopher Healy, Posted Aug 6th 2010 4:30PM

Go back to the days of blips and pixels. Illustration: Christopher Healy
However you feel about them, video games make up a huge part of today's kids' pop-culture diet. But to many parents who grew up on the barely-2-D blips of "Pac-Man" and ...
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"Toy Story 3" Revolutionizes the Industry - The Video Game Industry, That Is

by Christopher Healy, Posted Jun 15th 2010 2:00PM

Woody explores a wholly original virtual world in Toy Story 3: The Video Game. Credit: Disney Interactive
In the world of video games, the movie tie-in game is generally the quintessence of mediocrity.
These are often games that developers ...
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Reviews: What's New This Week

by Sandy Maple, Posted May 28th 2010 4:00PM

Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media. Click on the links to read the reviews in full. In Theaters: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Based on a video game, ...
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Reviews: What's New This Week

by Sandy Maple, Posted May 21st 2010 4:00PM

Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media. Click on the links to read the reviews in full. In Theaters: Shrek Forever After Everyone's favorite ogre is back for what ...
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A Cub Scout Badge for Video Games?!

by Lenore Skenazy, Posted May 4th 2010 11:00AM

A Cub Scout badge for video games? What next? Troop hikes to GameStop? Wienie roasts on the Wii? "On my honor I will try ... to blow away more virtual grunts"? "We are not encouraging them to go out and buy Halo," says Renee Fairrer, ...
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Canadian Children's Author Dishes on Work, Travel and Parenting Teens

by Shelley White, Posted Feb 26th 2010 9:30AM

Helaine Becker doesn't do mornings. But that doesn't stop her from being a prolific and award-winning author of children's books, as well as a busy mother of two teenage boys -- Michael, 17, and Andrew, 15. The Toronto writer and public speaker has ...
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Reviews: What's New This Week

by Sandy Maple, Posted Nov 13th 2009 9:00AM

Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media. Click on the links to read the reviews in full. In Theaters Now: Fantastic Mr. Fox Adapted from the book by Roald Dahl, ...
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Frequent Video Game Use Leads to Finger And Wrist Pain in Kids

by Melissa Rayworth, Posted Nov 3rd 2009 10:00AM

Playing video games for an hour a day can increase wrist and finger pain in kids. Credit: Corbis
A study presented last week at the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting showed kids who play video games for more than an hour a day ...
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Reviews: What's New This Week

by Sandy Maple, Posted Oct 16th 2009 3:38PM

Here is a look at what's new this week in family entertainment as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media. Click on the links to read the reviews in full. In Theaters Now: Where the Wild Things Are The highly-anticipated big screen ...
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Video Games, Sleepovers, and Bath Tub Toys - Links We Love

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Feb 25th 2009 8:00AM

Time to move your toddler out of her crib? Here are five things to think about to make the transition to more smoothly. -- LilSugar Here's one dad's answer to his son's request to play Call of Duty (a shoot 'em up video game): Research and discuss ...
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PlaySavvy Helps Moms Learn About Video Games

by Brett Singer, Posted Feb 19th 2009 10:00AM

Hate to say it folks (and I know I'm about to get hit), but fathers sometimes do know best about video games. There's a fair share of dads who know their way around a wireless controller. But how many moms do you know who actually play video games ...
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Weekend Fun and Games

by Sandy Maple, Posted Feb 13th 2009 4:00PM

Got plans for the three-day weekend? If not, maybe this will help. Here's a run-down of what's new this week in kid's entertainment as adapted from ratings and reviews by Common Sense Media. At the Movies Based on the book by Sophie Kinsella, ...
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Weekend Fun and Games

by Sandy Maple, Posted Feb 6th 2009 4:00PM

Baby, it's cold outside! Looking for some indoor activities to while away the winter hours? Here's the low-down on what's happening in kid's entertainment this weekend as adapted from reviews and ratings by Common Sense Media. At the Movies ...
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Beware the Sound of Games

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jan 15th 2009 6:00PM

If you've got teens who are big into video games, especially shoot-em-ups, you might want to suggest they turn the sound down while they're playing. It seems two young men in Denmark were playing a violent video game on their Playstation recently and ...
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