This non-denominational website focuses on teaching children about making the right choices so that they can create happy and fulfilling lives for themselves. Parents found the site to be quite comprehensive and thought-provoking. While the site carefully steers clear of specific religious dogma it does describe the spiritual being as “the light” which opens the […]
JumpStart has been around for many years, first as a terrific CD based computer game and now as an online experience. The same premise remains, making learning an adventure filled with games, challenges and puzzles. Great animations and colorful characters grab children’s attention immediately and they are hooked. Convinced that they are playing games and
If you have a child looking ahead to or already preparing for the SAT’s you know the pressure and anxiety it can bring to an entire household. All parents want to give their children that extra edge and Veritas Prep’s SAT program does just that. Parents felt confident when they learned that Veritas was the
We are a nation of consumers and with the advent of online shopping everyone is doing it, including our children. Virtual Piggy is a site that gives parents a system which allows their children to spend online but with very stringent parental controls. For instance parents designate which sites their children can shop at, they
This online educational experience impressed testers as a fun and appealing way to experience, absorb and understand the history of the Mayan civilization. The site uses archeology, puzzles and games that are centered on the theme of discovering who is stealing Mayan artifacts. Children not only learned about the Mayan’s but also about how historians
This is a fun and quasi-free web site that offers kids what anyone might expect when visiting a site connected with National Geographic, amazing pictures of nature. Included in the site are lots of interesting and fun facts about nature along with games, videos and activities like building an animal character and its den. There
This website is full of fun, surprises and learning. The key feature here is the ability to insert an uploaded picture of your child to the site so that it is then inserted on the body of numerous characters who are then used in stories, pictures and videos. The graphics are bright and colorful making
Junior Achievement was well known to many of our parent testers long before they saw this new online offering. These parents explained that it was Junior Achievement that first sparked their interest in a variety of fields, many of which became the career they pursued. The website and the games presented are well-designed, responsive and
The Cozy Family Organizer is a great support system to help families stay organized and in sync. It really couldn’t be easier, just set up an account for yourself and add the various family members, both parents and children. Once you have entered the various e-mail addresses, any family member can log on with the
This is going to be one of those conflicted reviews. On one hand testers were enchanted, delighted and enthusiastic with the creative and ingenious concept behind Star Stable but until the company figures out some technical glitches that continually hampers the performance and usability of the site we will have to recommend it with a
