Posts Tagged ‘kids’

Safe search engine for kids

Quintura is a tag-based search engine that specializes in searching for content about a particular topic. They recently created a version of their main search engine specifically for kids aptly named Quintura for Kids. Quintura for Kids has an interface complete with mountains and trees, perfect for children. More importantly, Quintura for Kids is intuitive and safe for children. If you are uncomfortable… » Continue

April 2 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: kids, search, Technology | 2 comments»

Blogging for Kids

Warning: No, you’re not on Parent Hacks all of a sudden, but I want your take on this.

I was never a big fan of report writing, especially the research portion. But when I could make it into a dazzling project, then it was kind of fun. My mom helped me with this big report on the Black Rhinoceros. I remember facts about that creature today (26 years later- ouch)… » Continue

August 10 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: aidan, blogging, blogs, kidblogger, kids, research, web2.0 | 14 comments»

Put Your Kids to Work

It’s tricky to be a kid. My Four-year-old wants to be an equal partner in all activities my wife and I are engaged in, and she’s not exactly the best sit-still person for longer car rides. One trick we’re finding is that if we give her a job to do, it’s helping her focus and it keeps her much more engaged. Here are some of the ways one might help… » Continue

June 23 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: hacks, kids, life, Lifestyle, travel, vacation | 7 comments»

Help Your Kids With Math

Barbie was wrong. Math isn’t hard. Teaching math in a way that’s engaging is hard. But it doesn’t have to be.

Math is Fun has a page full of resources for parents and teachers. There are shapes, logic puzzles, times tables, but also Connect Four (this teaches what in math?), and a game about creating an alien using coordinates (I thought Etch-a-Sketch was tricky!).

If you’ve got a kid going… » Continue

June 2 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: education, kids, learning, math, school | 3 comments»