An article about a learning/games console for 3-7 year olds
Cool media design applications built for young kids. Recently purchased by Disney
Court challenge to a law in CA banning the sale of violent video games to minors. The ban was ruled unconstitutional with regard to free speech and failure to show material damage.
Engagement and motivation link in complex ways to feeling that can influence school performance in young children
CDF's State of America's Children 2008 report is a compilation of recent national and state-by-state data on poverty, health, child welfare, youth at risk, early childhood development, education, nutrition and housing.
A video of the faces of children playing videogames. This is funny in
parts but mostly disturbing. The audio suggests that all of the children
are playing violent games - I am not sure if they were allowed to choose
the games.
The Story place features digital stories in English and Spanish for students of pre-school age through elementary school. The digital stories are arranged by age group and by theme.
The Alliance for Childhood promotes policies and practices that support childrenās healthy development, love of learning, and joy in living. Our public education campaigns bring to light both the promise and the vulnerability of childhood. We act for the sake of the children themselves and for a more just, democratic, and ecologically responsible future.
WHERE Do the Children Play?ā is a PBS documentary, book, and outreach project about the vital importance of openāended creative play for the healthy development of children. This kind of play is disappearing from childrenās lives because of unsafe neighborhoods that parentsā fear of āstranger danger,ā even in safe neighborhoods; the seductiveness of electronic games and entertainment; an increase