by Angela Santomero | Parenting
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) report came out last week reiterating their 1999 stance that “babies (0-2 yrs old) should learn from play, not screens”. The question isn’t whether we all agree that babies should play (who is going to be...
by Angela Santomero | Kids Screen Time, Parenting
Dave Isay, producer of StoryCorps, has had a desire from the age of thirteen to preserve loved ones’ stories. The StoryCorps oral history project allows you to do just that. There is no time like the present to listen and hold onto the stories that often play a...
by Angela Santomero | Press & Appearances
So how do we improve and recognize the quality screen based media that our kids consume? Well, over 35 years ago Youth Media Alliance was formed to do just that for English and French speaking Canadian children. One way in which they achieve this is by identifying...
by Angela Santomero | Parenting
Growing up Italian, I quickly learned that family dinners were very important-it didn’t matter where I was or what I was doing. If I called home to hint at eating at a friend’s house on a Sunday, it’d be met with ”That’s nice, but rush on home now for some...
by Angela Santomero | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Parenting
In an interview for The Fred Rogers Oral History Project, Sara Lindey, Ph.D. asked me “Are children today happy to play in a cardboard box or have times changed?” I believe that YES, kids today are happy to play in a cardboard box and should. Imagination and play is...