"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In a perfect world, we would have no trouble keeping toddlers away from screens until they're a bit older ...

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Upgrade your parenting toolkit with parental controls. Savvy parents use safety measures wherever possible. With technology, dangers lurk both online and within apps that children use. Fortunately, ...

— -- From playing with your veggies to swinging an adorable color-changing chameleon around a garden of flowers, this roundup of kid apps has something for everyone. Two of the five apps are free ...

These are the best free apps for kids. Available on iOS and Android, these apps are entertaining, educational, and easy on your wallet. If your child is a budding biologist, the wild animals featured ...

The YouTube Kids app for iOS and Android devices just got a big new update. Credit: Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images Your small children being on YouTube is inevitable at this point. From ...

The iPad can be an important tool in a parent's playbook for instilling a love of learning early on. These are some of the best educational apps for younger learners. We don't intend to add to the ...

No matter how hard we may try to resist it, at some point our kids will get their hands on a tablet and then a smartphone. The best thing parents can do is to be prepared for this stage—and have open ...