LaunchPad Toys just released a new app, Toontastic Jr. Shrek, and has partnered with DreamWorks Animation. The goal is to make content creation accessible to kids at a very young age.
Editor's Pick "I have two kids, nine and six, a boy and a girl. And they're exposed to so much technology. But their schools haven't changed in 50 years. They're teaching the same stuff in different ways."
Qustodio, which creates software that lets parents see into a child's browsing behavior and application use on many devices, received $1 million in seed funding today.
Tablets and smartphone are often heralded as more efficient forms of technology,unless your kids are using them to watch R-rated movies or anything containing naked bodies unbeknownst to you.
Internet filters and parental controls for sexual content are only a half measure when it comes to protecting children who use the Internet.
Editor's Pick "When I first saw a thinspiration blog, all I wanted to do was get it shut down. Then I saw how much my friends were getting from it. This wasn’t my battle; it was theirs."
Daily deals for mom's site Zulily has raised $85 million from Andreessen Horowitz.
ToyTalk has raised $11.5 million for its talking teddybears, created by former Pixar CTO and SRI scientist.
Online nanny booking service UrbanSitter raises $6 million to fuel national growth
Streaming video service Netflix has a vast selection of movies and television shows, the majority of which probably isn't appropriate for younger children or requires supervision. For that reason, the company has created its own "Just For Kids" user interface, which Netflix is now making available on its iPad app today.
Children app developer Duck Duck Moose raises $7M Series A
Facebook has added a new status option to allow couples to mark the very significant time in their lives when they are expecting a baby. It is, of course, called “Expecting a baby.”
Now you can add that as a …
Facebook wants to start letting kids, ages 13 and under, use the giant social network under parental supervision, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The company is currently working on new mechanisms to accomplish this goal, which could include …
The problem with kids these days is … actually a problem with smartphones. Parents are hard-pressed to find a safe way let kids have the smart-gadgets they really want. Kyte, however, believes it has found a solution for Android phones.…
MeMeTales wants to make reading “the funnest thing ever.” Yep, the funnest. The mobile application launched its publishing product today, with the intent of roping kids into a love of reading.
There are many different devices and mobile apps for …
When you and I were kids, we played with (and learned from) toys like Lego and handmade puppets. These days, kids are turning to digital gadgets like the iPad.
Launchpad Toys wants to create a suite of creative play tools …
Netflix is testing out a new, simplified interface for its ‘Just for Kids’ section in a bid to make it easier for children to find shows to watch. It’s unclear how long the new features have been in place, but …
If you were in any doubt that technology is now a fundamental part of kids’ lives, these statistics prove it: 69 percent of children aged 2-5 can use a computer mouse, but only 11 percent can tie their own shoelaces. …
Here’s a little peace of mind for parents worrying about what their kids are doing online. SafetyWeb, a service that lets parents track their child’s activity on the Web, announced today that it has secured a second round of funding …
