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Between after-school time, rainy or lazy weekends, sick days and -- of course -- a pandemic that forced kids to stay home for months on end, parents know that it can be maddeningly hard to keep bored children engaged and occupied. And while there's no need to feel guilty about screen time, it's understandable that kids' use of screens is one of parents' top concerns.So if you're struggling to find things for your kids to do when they're bored other than screen time, we get it, mama. This list of 20 tech-free, fun activities for kids should keep your preschooler...

Despite a shiny, glittering array of new-fangled toys that promise to get your kid on a bioengineering career track before kindergarten, a good-old wooden puzzle for toddlers has as much STEM-boosting potential as any of them. Clever and classic puzzles for babies and toddlers build foundational skills and segue perfectly into more complex puzzles for older kids. The best puzzles for kids help build Key STEM concepts, including abstract thinking, logical reasoning, problem-solving, spatial reasoning, and math. Thoughtfully made puzzles for kids are also a life-saver when they are cooped up at home because they keep children busy without devices...

— Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission.The days of offhandedly enforcing decades-old stereotypes are over, with more parents opting to raise their children with a gender-neutral mindset . Parents want to let their children grow up however they want, play with whatever toys they want, wear whatever they want, so they can grow up feeling comfortable in their bodies. If you’re interested in creating a space for your baby that fosters their personality and allows their creativity to shine through (instead of embracing gender norms), we’ve interviewed several...

Ah, the first day of school. Maybe it's preschool and you cannot believe your toddler will be away a few days a week. Or, it's the emotion-packed first day of kindergarten that's tugging on your heartstrings. Perhaps your kid is soaring through elementary school and you feel like they're practically already in high school. 😭 Whatever stage your little one is in, you'll probably want to capture the milestone with a quick pic. Enter: first day of school signs. You know the ones where your child fills out what they want to be when they grow up, how old they...

Last year at this time we had a toddler on our hands who was wearing diapers, sleeping in a crib and loving on his pacifiers. Fast forward one year and Ryder is now a little kid and I cannot even handle all of the changes our little dude has been through since his last birthday. He is potty trained, sleeping in a big boy bunk bed, pacifier-free and full of the most intense emotions that range from the sweetest tenderness toward his baby brother to tearful anger over very important things like forgetting his “special rock” in the car. Ryder’s...