Want to encourage your young ones to bite into science and history? Spend some time on Discovery.com and tune in to a boggling array of interactive content, powered by the site’s massive archive of information on subjects such as dinosaurs, Egypt, Everest, food, sharks and technology. Don’t miss the News tab, offering video, articles and […]

One of my favorite collections of children’s music is Putumayo Kids. The Putumayo label boasts an array of wonderful choices such as Latin Playground, Brazilian Playground, Asian Dreamland, and many more. Recently I listened to World Playground again and it is by far my favorite. Each of the 12 songs is from a different country, […]

Thanks to the Internet, today’s parents have many more resources available to them than parents did 10-15 years ago, especially families that don’t fit the traditional mold. Billed as “an irreverent, inclusive, alternative parenting community,” the social network Offsprung provides forums for parents to discuss the unique problems of a diverse range of family types. […]

Christmas Magic By Lauren Thompson, Illustrated by Jon Muth (Scholastic Press, $16.99) The thing about Santa books around the holidays is that they can sometimes be a little too jolly (not to mention a little too focused on the whole materialistic, gimme-more-presents thing). Sometimes, with Santa, there’s plenty of plastic and packaging, but not much […]