If I let them, my kids would live on the computer. I don’t think it’s a good place to live. Every computer must have a monitor — a really, really good one. Otherwise, the computer is useless. What ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Computer Literacy is the key to the future for today's children, but not all of our young people have access to a computer or helpful learning programs. Robert Toporek, founder ...

Most parents spend a lot of time worrying about protecting kids from online predators. But what about protecting the family computer from kids who download games or ringtones that disguise viruses or ...

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The digital divide is growing, and children are caught in the middle. Having a home computer can change a child's entire future. There are more than 72 million children in the United States. About 41% ...

As kids get older, having a designated study space can set the tone for a productive school year. Yet these days, kids don’t just need space for their textbooks and notes—they’ll also need room for ...

Among the dozens of educational and entertainment programs for children, Kidos, which debuted at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, stands out from the rest. Targeting 3-7 year olds, Kidos ...

Video games often get a bad rap among parents, but Code Ninjas, a learning center that opened in July at Landstown Commons, is proving that video games can be educational, too. The Houston-based ...

Children in more affluent, better-educated families were more likely to have used a computer. Latino children were less likely than white children to have used a computer. However, the researchers did ...

One of the media's favorite cliches and a recurrent "urban legend" is that computer games are destroying our children's intelligence. The assumption, based primarily on techno-phobia and nostalgic dis ...

Slate posted an interesting article on the effects of providing computers to low income kids. Citing a study of Romanian households who had received government vouchers for low-cost computers, it is ...