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Jenny Radesky, Alexis Hiniker, Caroline McLaren, et al., JAMA Network, Jun 22, 2022 Stories like this just make me sign with exasperation. Of all the things we could be doing with technology and we get this: "Preschool-aged children, especially those from low-income homes, often exposed to sneaky ads and other tactics aiming to profit from their game playing." Here's the link to the full study (11 page PDF) that finds dark pattern tactics such as "parasocial pressure, time pressure, navigation constraints, and lures" used to "prolong gameplay, prompt children to re-engage with the app, exert purchase pressure, or make them...

It’s the middle of summer break! Are you looking for a few fun things to do with your child? Check out our July Activities for Kids. It includes our Free Summer Activity Calendar! Here are our top picks for July Themes and Activities for Kids… July Activities for Kids July Activities for Kids Fourth of July Activities Summer STEM Activities Summer Garden Activities Shark Week Activities Summer Ball Games for Kids Sidewalk Chalk Games for Kids July Books for Kids Printable July Activity Calendar We’ve put together this list of fun and educational July activities for kids below. Be sure...

Don’t worry if you fail fantastically the first time – try again and have fun with these Gabby’s Dollhouse Free Printable Activity Sheets can be found below! Enjoy the weekend with this set of all-new PAWS-itively PURR-fect at home activities from Gabby’s Dollhouse, streaming now on Netflix! This Gabby’s Dollhouse Free Printable Activity Sheets post may contain affiliate links which means we receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Gabby’s Dollhouse Free Printable Activity Sheets Any adventure can unfold when we play in Gabby‘s Dollhouse! From celebrated preschool...

Public schools, since their inception, have been conceived as education factories. Having emerged alongside, if not as a product of, the Industrial Revolution, they adopted many of the processes being innovated during this move from largely agrarian and handcraft economies to industry and machine manufacturing.It was during this time that we began to conflate education with schooling, or as as philosopher and social critic Ivan Illich wrote in his groundbreaking book Deschooling Society:"They school them to confuse process and substance. Once these become blurred, a new logic is assumed: the more treatment there is, the better are the results; or,...

ShutterstockRecent Victorian and New South Wales government announcements may signal the first steps in a profound change to Australia’s early childhood sector. And it’s been a long time coming. Over the past 30 years there has been a big increase in the use of early learning. There are more parents in the workforce and more children in formal care than ever before. And our current system is struggling to cope. Access to childcare can depend on where you live. Low pay and poor conditions have led to major problems with attracting and retaining the skilled workforce we need to deliver...