Tag: apps

Disrupting Video Game Discovery For Better Play Time

by Andy Robertson
March 3, 2025

Andy Robertson draws back the curtain on his Ludocene Kickstarter project that hopes to change how children discover video games for the better.

Call for Applications: Well-Being by Design Fellowship 2025

by Sarah Jacobstein
September 6, 2024

The Call for Applications is now open through October 11, 2024. If you follow our work, you may have seen the incredible results produced by our inaugural cohort of Well-Being

Expanding a Child’s Network of Learning Opportunities with Design Squad Maker

by Paula Menta Rodriguez
September 20, 2023

Kids had fun using Design Squad Maker, saying they liked “figuring out a problem to solve” and “making something useful with my hands and figuring out how it works and

Building Tools Parents Want to Use

by Puja Balachander
November 8, 2022

Parents often quip that children do not “come with instructions.” Underlying this joke is a real interest in supporting their children’s learning and development, but not always knowing how. And

Making the Most of Screen Time During Winter Break

by Samantha Bindman, Kiley Sobel, Riddhi Divanji, and Sydney Parker
December 21, 2021

While young children are off school over winter break, many families will be looking for activities to keep kids learning and having fun. On cold winter days, creating art or

Engaging Parents in Children’s Digital Learning—Without Charts and Graphs

by Jason Krogh
October 13, 2021

Like many digital learning products, Sago Miniprovides tools to engage parents in their child’s play experience. However, unlike most similar products, you won’t find a single chart, graph, score, or

An Interview with Mindy Brooks, UX Director for Google Play & Kids & Family Initiatives

by Catherine Jhee
July 24, 2020

Mindy Brooks is the Director of UX for Google Play, and one of the key masterminds around the creation of a new Kids section that features Teacher Approved apps on

Small Moments, Big Impact: An App to Promote New Mothers’ Wellbeing

by Barry Zuckerman, MD
June 29, 2020

I have been a pediatrician in inner-city Boston for over 45 years. During my residency, I was trained to diagnose and treat children with acute and chronic medical problems. Over

Digital Media Can Help Preschoolers Learn Real-World Science Skills

by Claire Christensen, Lucy Nelson, and Megan Silander
March 5, 2020

Young children spend about two hours each day using screen-based media, about half of which is spent on educational media, according to their parents. Many studies report that children can

We Need Sparks of Insight and Inspiration

by Björn Jeffery
February 4, 2020

Back in 2010, I sat in a small office on Sveavägen in Stockholm, Sweden. It was fall, which in Scandinavia means that it is dark all the time, and rainy

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