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May 21, 2008 06:50 PM EDT --
According to researchers at London Metropolitan University , a "substantial majority" of high school and university students said no thanks to pursuing math, because they think mathematicians . . .
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May 06, 2008 09:51 AM EDT --
In the latest issue of Smart News , the Smart Television Alliance talks about TV shows that promote diversity. For example, the upcoming PSB Kids show Miss Rosa (pictured left) encourages bilingualism. . . .
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April 22, 2008 10:37 AM EDT --
The Smart Television Alliance is always recommending shows for kids based on the characters--because they instill good values like sharing, or promote learning, or teach healthy habits...you . . .
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April 04, 2008 10:49 AM EDT --
The Smart Television Alliance's website features recommendations for kids' TV shows from some of the best in the biz: Common Sense Media, Parents Television Council, Parents' Choice Foundation, . . .
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March 20, 2008 12:30 PM EDT --
Did you know that children's TV watching sees a 155% spike during the summer? The STA will soon be launching a nationwide campaign urging educators, parents, and caregivers to use technology to control . . .
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March 19, 2008 12:58 PM EDT --
At the Smart Television Alliance, we're big fans of The Zula Patrol , an animated half-hour show which has been called "the Sesame Street of outerspace." This is more than entertainment . . .
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March 19, 2008 12:33 PM EDT --
As part of the National Education Association's annual Read Across America project, the Disney Channel has enlisted one of its popular television characters, Super Bunny, star of the new Playhouse . . .
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March 03, 2008 10:12 AM EST --
The NEA's Read Across America begins March 3. As we celebrate the importance of books in our children's lives, is there a place for TV?
Do you think TV watching negatively impacts . . .
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February 13, 2008 04:51 PM EST --
Sesame Street has a great weekly podcast series focusing on listening, reading comprehension, and vocabulary building. (Subscribe at http://www.sesameworkshop.org/podcasts/ ) Brought to you by the letter . . .
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January 14, 2008 04:29 PM EST --
Now that Jamie-Lynn Spears has announced her pregnancy, will you delete Zoey 101 from your TiVo's "Now Playing" list?
How are your kids reacting to the news of Spears' pregnancy? . . .
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December 21, 2007 02:22 PM EST --
Hello, everyone.
What technology (like a DVR, your cable company's on-demand viewing, one of those electronic "TV allowance boxes," etc.) do you use to manage your kids' TV . . .
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December 03, 2007 06:22 PM EST --
Have you ever lied and told your offspring that their fave music CD or DVD was broken/lost/scratched beyond recognition because you just couldn't bear to hear or see it one more time?
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November 28, 2007 10:24 AM EST --
Caillou is the closest thing to comfort food for kids!
This half-hour animated show follows Caillou, a four-year-old Canadian boy, on his everyday adventures. No swashbuckling antics here; the biggest . . .
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November 08, 2007 03:50 PM EST --
This is a good show for kids in the 9 to 11 age group...
13-year-old Jennifer (“Scout”) grew up in New York City with her photojournalist father, but when he takes an assignment that . . .
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November 05, 2007 04:50 PM EST --
We were skeptical when this animated series launched. How could a little redheaded girl named Darby accompany Pooh on adventures instead of his beloved Christopher Robin?
What would the producers do . . .
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October 30, 2007 05:43 PM EDT --
Obesity in both children and adults has increased dramatically over the past three years, increasing risk factors for hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and heart disease. U. S. Surgeon General . . .
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October 15, 2007 04:04 PM EDT --
What one parent considers “indecent” doesn’t faze another in the least. But we should all be able to agree that no kid needs a steady diet of blood and gore.
I'm not exaggerating . . .
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