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The leaves have turned. A chill is in the air. It's football season! Is there a young player or fan in your family? Maybe you're not so sure playing the game is a good idea, but you've still got some gridiron gusto. In that case, check out these family films with a football focus....
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Die-hard sports fans, maybe your kids if they’re like mine, spend a big chunk of their TV hours tuned to ESPN, the sports network that cornered 24/7 sports broadcasting since its launch in 1979. Then again, lots of non-sports viewers, also maybe your kids, wouldn’t know... ESPN from the NCAA or MLB. And ne'er the twain shall meet -- except, perhaps, on those evenings since early October when ESPN began airing its...
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Parents' Choice Foundation Continuing a week of special reports about toys for the holidays on WBAL-TV Baltimore, last night Claire Green, president of Parents' Choice, discussed what toys don't make a lot of sense this Holiday season. Watch the video below.
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One expert at the Parents Choice Foundation shows 11 News some toys she says don't make a lot of sense. Also, she shows off an American Girl doll that may have been misunderstood.
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The Kennedy Krieger Institute teamed up with Parents'
Choice to create guidelines to help parents and caregivers
choose toys at local stores for children with special needs. Kennedy Krieger assistant administrator and trained play therapist
Elisa Delia shares her recommendations for selecting appropropriate toys with WBAL.
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BALTIMORE -- The Kennedy Krieger Institute teamed up with the Timonium-based Parents Choice Foundation to create guidelines to help parents and caregivers choose toys at local stores for children with special needs. Wednesday, December 9, 2009.
Parents' Choice Foundation Claire Green, President of Parents' Choice, shares what toys are both good for children and good for parents' wallets with WBAL Baltimore. Click on the link to the story and then watch the video on the right panel.
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BALTIMORE -- Since most people want to keep their children happy over the holidays without breaking the bank, 11 News I-Team reporter Lisa Robinson sought some expert advice on how to choose quality toys for $25 and under. Tuesday, December 8, 2009.
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Gamers on your holiday list? In Boom Blox, the creative collaboration of Steven Spielberg and Electronic Arts, players scrutinize Jenga-type puzzles, towers and structures looking for critical or vulnerable targets -- the weak link that will topple it totally -- then aim and swing the Wii remote with a whip-like motion.... Hurling bowling balls, blocks, slingshoted objects, bombs, cannonballs or
paintballs are used to knock apart the blocks. This is a game the whole family is sure to enjoy. Check out more of our recent Video Game winners below.
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Parents' Choice recommends the best in children's media. Content includes Parents' Choice Awards and Noteworthy Product Reviews. Parents' Choice is the nation's oldest and most respected nonprofit guide to children's media. ...
Parents' Choice Foundation Parents' Choice is proud to congratulate our Audio Award winners on their recent Grammy nominations including Jonathon Sprout and Cathy & Marcy With Special Guest Christylez Bacon for Best Musical Album for Children. In the category of Best Spoken Word Album For Children, Captain Nobody, as read by Dean Pitchford also ...received a nomination. See our most recent Audio Award winners below.
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Parents' Choice recommends the best in children's media. Content includes Parents' Choice Awards and Noteworthy Product Reviews. Parents' Choice is the nation's oldest and most respected nonprofit guide to children's media. ...
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Parents’ Choice Foundation and Kennedy Krieger Institute, an internationally recognized hospital dedicated to improving the lives
of children and adolescents with developmental disabilities, have
partnered to develop general guidelines for shopping for toys for
children with special needs. Let us know what you think.
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Parents' Choice recommends the best in children's media. Content includes Parents' Choice Awards and Noteworthy Product Reviews. Parents' Choice is the nation's oldest and most respected nonprofit guide to children's media. ...
Parents' Choice Foundation Interesting article about designing games for today's world. How do people play? What makes a game fun? What engages the entire family?
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PLAY TIME: From left, an unidentified student; Rich Boberg, a RISD parent; illustration professor Susan Doyle; Beverly Gomez-Schwart, a RISD parent; and Brian Lefler, co-chair of the Parents’ Council.
Parents' Choice Foundation Sometimes the best things do come in small packages. The Hexbug Ant is no exception. This micro robotic creature skitters along the floor on six spinning, chattering wheels. Its brightly colored transparent "skin" reveals the electronic technology and gears that make it work. Sensors on the front and back allow it to r...everse direction. Let it roam free or build an obstacle course or maze and let the fun begin. For more great products perfect for stuffing the stocking, see our Holiday Gift Picks: $10 & Under.
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Parents' Choice recommends the best in children's media. Content includes Parents' Choice Awards and Noteworthy Product Reviews. Parents' Choice is the nation's oldest and most respected nonprofit guide to children's media. ...
Parents' Choice Foundation Perfect for beginning game players, in Pig Tails players roll three dice to determine whether they may collect a pig card, and if so, how many and which of three colors. But if the Big Bad Wolf turns up on a die, instead of collecting pig cards, the player must give up from his or her colleciton the color and numbers o...f pigs shown in that roll. Look for more products like this on our Holiday Gift Picks: $25 & Under list.
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Parents' Choice recommends the best in children's media. Content includes Parents' Choice Awards and Noteworthy Product Reviews. Parents' Choice is the nation's oldest and most respected nonprofit guide to children's media. ...
Parents' Choice Foundation Towering almost three feet tall, the well-constructed Deluxe Garage Set includes three floors connected by a hand-cranked working elevator and down ramps. This garage set offers a refreshing return to a traditional wooden toy without sacrificing fun or unique features. Look for more products like this on our Holiday Gift Picks Under $100 list.
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Parents' Choice recommends the best in children's media. Content includes Parents' Choice Awards and Noteworthy Product Reviews. Parents' Choice is the nation's oldest and most respected nonprofit guide to children's media. ...
Parents' Choice Foundation Every kid needs a little red wagon and Radio Flyer continues to deliver unique versions of the classic toy with the latest Canopy Wagon. Perfect for families on the go, it has built-in seats for two kids (including seatbelts), a large storage pack that attaches to the back, an abundance of cup holders and a canopy to t...op things off. This is just one of our great award-winning products on our Holiday Gift Picks Over $100 list.
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Parents' Choice recommends the best in children's media. Content includes Parents' Choice Awards and Noteworthy Product Reviews. Parents' Choice is the nation's oldest and most respected nonprofit guide to children's media. ...
Parents' Choice Foundation Kids wiggling in the back seat? Settle the wiggles with Squiggle. The object is to turn a squiggle, a random line, into a picture. Who know what you'll see in your squiggle, it all depends on which way you look at it and that is determined by spinning the arrow on the back of the game. For more picks perfect for travel...ing this Thanksgiving, see our Portable Picks for Traveling with Kids.
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Parents' Choice recommends the best in children's media. Content includes Parents' Choice Awards and Noteworthy Product Reviews. Parents' Choice is the nation's oldest and most respected nonprofit guide to children's media. ...
