Quick, take a picture of me — you’re looking at the hero of Christmas! Better yet, let’s have my 6th-grade daughter take it with the new iPhone we got her.… Read More
Amazon’s mandate to bring corporate and tech employees back to the office five days per week is being met with frustration from some working parents who valued the flexibility and… Read More
Editor’s note: Chelsey Glasson is a researcher and writer who spent the past two decades working in the public policy and tech sectors. This is an excerpt from her upcoming… Read More
OurFamilyWizard, a co-parenting app for families living separately, is acquiring Seattle-based Cozi, a family organizing app founded in 2005, the companies announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.… Read More
A search on YouTube for “youth sports drills” returns an endless scroll of every type of practice workout you could imagine. All levels of athletic skill and coaching style are… Read More
Two years after shutting down her technology-powered child care startup Poppy, Avni Patel Thompson is still on a mission to develop the tools and software to help families. Patel Thompson… Read More
Six years ago, when her son Oliver was three months old, Jessica Eggert returned to her job at a fast-growing Florida company. Her role offered lots of opportunity for advancement,… Read More
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When he was 29 years old, Satya Nadella was looking forward to the birth of his first child. Like many parents, the Microsoft CEO looks back on that time and… Read More
We often think of genetic mutations as ominous, life-threatening mistakes in our biology. But the reality is actually much different: every person is born with about 60 genetic mutations. Often… Read More
After years working in public health and early childhood development, Alanna Beebe grew concerned that the latest science in her field wasn’t reaching parents. As a soon-to-be mom, it was… Read More
TeenSafe, a service that allows parents to view their kids’ text messages, phone logs, web history, and activity on a variety of apps, was recently updated to include Tinder. According… Read More
Sharon Magliano Feliciano has been a geek since she could put on a costume. She spent her second Halloween as Spider Woman and celebrated her fifth birthday with a Pac-Man party.… Read More
Ignite is a storytelling movement with the slogan “Enlighten us. But make it quick.” What they mean by “quick” is 5 minutes. You get 20 slides and 15 seconds per… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — If power corrupts, does technological power corrupt absolutely? At an intimate workshop in Georgetown this week, just a quick Uber ride from the Halls of American Power, discussion turned to a… Read More
OK, parents, admit it: How much do you use your smartphone when you’re at the playground with your kids? Our guests on this week’s GeekWire radio show have been studying that very… Read More
It was a startling and bizarre thing to see early in the morning. I was checking my guild’s website while enjoying my first coffee of the day. On the front… Read More
Sad Tomagotchis. Dead batteries in Robotics Camp capstone projects. Discarded Legos discovered by bare feet in the middle of the night – with no one around to blame. If you have… Read More
The death of a popular dad blogger has re-ignited a campaign calling on Amazon to rename its “Amazon Mom” program to “Amazon Family” in the United States. The Twitter campaign, using the hashtag #AmazonFamilyUS, has… Read More
In three months, my son turns 2. That’s going to bring some fun new parenting challenges. Potty training. Those “terrible twos.” And tough decisions about how much time he’s going… Read More
I didn’t believe it at first. One second my husband was filming our son with my phone, the next second he stopped. Our baby was just getting started, pushing himself… Read More
