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Summer's here, the Web surfing's fine

June 13, 2007 With vacation starting, some parents are grappling with the scourge of kids shunning the great outdoors for video games and the Net.Raising safe and smart Internet citizens TAGS: margin, kid, COO, parent, fine, school, here, TV

Parents shaky about kids' safety online

August 10, 2006 special feature Most parents say they use monitoring software or content-filtering tools, according to new study. TAGS: margin, parent, kid, safety, poll, school, teacher, social networking, monitoring

Bridging the Grand Canyon of generation gaps

June 6, 2006 Tim Donovan of Industrious Kid says the generation gap that's grown up around the Net can't be left to benign neglect. TAGS: kid, habit, children, TV

Protective parents: Gold for cellular services?

April 7, 2006 Disney's new mobile phone service for kids and their parents highlights an important market for the cell phone industry. TAGS: Disney Corp., parent, mobile operator, cell phone, kid, leasing, The Walt Disney Co., limit, U.S.

Engineering change: Plugging Africa's kids in to $100 laptop

April 11, 2007 Hassounah has lived with a significant pay cut and long hours on the road to help countries buy cheap laptops for children. Photos: Laptops in the classroom TAGS: margin, kid, laptop computer

Going green, one crib at a time

November 27, 2007 At Zwaggle.com, parents can trade in their kid gear. It's one of a growing list of sites encouraging people to swap rather than ditch their old stuff. TAGS: goods, parent, co-founder, kid, family

The ABCs of learning online

July 9, 2007 Teaching toddlers online is getting easier, thanks to Starfall and other learning Web sites that are growing fast. TAGS: margin, virtual worlds, visitor, kid, teacher

Keeping kids safe on social sites

July 17, 2006 special feature CNET News.com answers some common questions about social networks and blog safety. TAGS: margin, MySpace, social networking, child, kid, parent, blog

Youth centers grapple with MySpace

June 23, 2006 special feature Community centers ban, unban MySpace as they try to keep a lid on cyber-bullying. TAGS: MySpace, margin, Hemanshu Nigam, club, kid, social networking, San Francisco

Start-up aims to ditch kids' training wheels

April 27, 2006 GyroBike is rolling out a gyroscope/flywheel that fits into the front wheel of a bike and helps keep balance. Photos: Cool gizmos on display Video: A bicycle parents can trust TAGS: vacuum cleaner, training, fall, wheel, kid, video

Senators propose labels for adult Web sites

April 12, 2007 Legislation requires "harmful to minors" Web pages to be tagged so kids can beware, but a wealth of constitutional problems loom. TAGS: minor, proposal, label, senator, tagging, kid, idea

Year in review: Digital kids grow up

December 11, 2007 Child's play turned into serious business online in 2007, from Club Penguin to Facebook. TAGS: teen, parent, kid, virtual worlds, Disney Corp., children, Facebook, brand

Software for kindergarten Beethovens

May 14, 2007 Sibilius, known for its professional music composition software, has a new kids' version that can turn tykes into music sophisticates.Images: Kids get Groovy with Sibelius software TAGS: margin, instrument, composition, kid, music

The Internet's new Dr. Spock?

August 17, 2007 MIT media scholar Henry Jenkins shares expertise on technology's effect on kids, how games are replacing TV and YouTube-style politics. TAGS: Henry Jenkins, culture, generation, kid, media, Dr., researcher, environment, TV, games

Child's play on the Internet?

October 11, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says a recent case could ultimately make parents legally liable for the Internet misconduct of their kids. TAGS: parent, MySpace, children, complaint, student, kid

Invention kit takes tech design to kids

August 28, 2006 PicoCricket Kit lets tomorrow's young inventors fuse engineering with art, music and other creative fields. TAGS: Lego Mindstorms, LEGO Co., engineering, robotics, toy, girl, art, kid, robot, music, Apple Macintosh

Virtual-world makers aim to hook kids

October 15, 2007 Eager upstarts are looking to mix it up with Disney and Neopets and cash in on children's love of digital playgrounds. TAGS: virtual worlds, margin, Disney Corp., kid, venture capital, children

Is tomorrow's Clapton playing 'Guitar Hero'?

November 28, 2007 Some guitar teachers think the popular hit video game franchise will drive future interest in the instrument. TAGS: Guitar Hero, teacher, instrument, kid, Activision Inc., video game, movie, video

New chip promises to track kids from miles away

September 6, 2007 Radar-response technology developed for military tracks with extreme accuracy, even through walls and other obstacles. TAGS: Sandia National Laboratories, RFID, military, radar, mile, kid, GPS

Toy Fair '07: Is it cool to like science now?

February 13, 2007 At the massive New York trade show, science toys are everywhere. But are educational pressures or legitimate kid interest at the root? Photos: Science is cool at Toy Fair TAGS: science, James Bond, robotics, kid, kit, movie
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