Parent:Wise Austin - Technology

And all they gave us was Pong?: Educational Websites for Your Kids

Briefcase Mommy — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 05:13:11 +0000

by Julie Chen Allen

I used to rag on Moms who sat their kids in front of the screen. As karma (or irony, if you prefer) would have it, I became one of those Moms myself. Sort of.

Elementary my dear Watson

Science Papa — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:27:06 +0000

Sometimes the thing that seem common are often the most amazing. A winter sunset over the Austin Hills. The birth of a child. The child's first steps and their first words. A spider web in the sunrise sunlight that is coated with a morning dew. All of these things are extremely common, but under the right circumstances they are the most profound, beautiful and amazing.

Close Calls:Computers, Bikes & Asteroids:

Science Papa — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:52:46 +0000

This week has been a collection of close calls.

Google Parenting: A Techno Time-Out

Briefcase Mommy — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:10:12 +0000

by Julie Chen Allen

I admit, when I encounter a parenting dilemma, I often don’t call my mom. I don’t run to the library or reach for my dusty child development books. I don’t pull up my DVR-ed episodes of Nanny 911, or even call the pediatrician. And sometimes, I don’t even turn to my spouse.

When I am truly at a loss for parenting solutions, I turn to the Google search engine. Welcome to my parenting style: Google-parenting.

These days, I’ll just type in any combination of my feelings…my kids hate me!…and

When Did I Get So Old? The Phone Edition

Kim Pleticha — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:24:28 +0000

I’m too old to use a telephone.

This occurred to me over the weekend, when I purchased one of those newfangled touch-screen phones that do everything but wash your dishes. Although they may do that, too — but I’ll never know because I can’t figure the thing out.

My husband went with me to get the phone. This wasn’t because I was incapable of choosing a phone —I had already picked out the model— but rather because I lapse into a drooling trance when I have to listen to someone wax poetic about technology. For me, technology is a tool, not an orgasmic experience. My husband, on the other hand, embraces the witty repartee of the techno geek, so he tagged along to play good cop to my admittedly bad one. Or, as it turned out, to watch the kids while I was wooed.

Full Transparency

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:28:11 +0000

In light of the season being a fully "transparent" season where we share with family and friends ... sometimes sharing too much. Where we tell stories with our children and with one another.

Do Babies Really Need to Read?

Kim Pleticha — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:09:29 +0000

A few nights ago, while flipping channels in a hopeless attempt to find something to watch while ironing (yeah, I actually do iron), I stumbled across the most bizarre thing: an educational program for babies.

November 2011 PDF

Admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:20:49 +0000

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Kim Pleticha

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October 2011 PDF

Admin — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:28:45 +0000

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Kim Pleticha

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You Are What You Eat: Kids & Behavior Modification Diets

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:40:44 +0000

By:

Sugandha Jain

He was always the worst-behaved child in the room. It didn’t matter where he went. Or when. Three-year-old Cameron* simply couldn’t control himself — ever.

“He was bouncing off the walls all the time,” recollects his mother, Susan*. “I loved him dearly but couldn’t bear to be around him because he was so obnoxious, in-your-face, he could never sit still, never stop moving, couldn’t control his impulses—he was always hitting, kicking, jumping or touching.”

Desperate to figure out what was going on with her son, Susan stumbled onto an article about a little girl whose behavior seemed nearly identical to Cameron’s and who was “cured” through a special diet.

About:

Sugandha Jain is an internationally published journalist and a part of the management team at Kids R Kids Child Development Center. She and her family live in Austin