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14 apps for all kinds of dads to play on Father’s Day

Looking for a fun way to share time with Dad? You might be surprised to find that some of his interests are just an app screen away. We’ve gathered 14 cool apps that should fit just about any father out there. From the father that loves to be outside to the artistic dad that spends lots of ...

Mother and MIAD graduate designs drone to track her autistic child

Ask any busy mom whether she could use a second set of eyes to watch her young children, and she would likely say “yes.”Christine Carr says she may have found a way to do that.The parent of a young autistic daughter, Carr graduated from Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design this ...

How Snapchat helps me connect with the teenagers in my life

Like most adults, I loathe seeing teenagers with their faces buried in their phones. Why don't they read a book, write a song, go outside? Why don't they engage in conversation? But it turns out that meaningful interactions don't always happen face to face. Recently, I've become more like those ...

Five awesome apps that can teach your kid math this summer

Daily math practice doesn’t have to be — and, in fact, shouldn’t be — drill-and-kill. Summer is a great opportunity to make learning more fun with apps that add a gaming element to key skills such as addition, subtraction, fractions, and more. These apps let kids avoid the “summer ...

How to not worry about your stroller being stolen during Disneyland visit

How many times have you left a stroller unattended while you went on a ride or into a show at Disneyland?How many times was the stroller — and everything you left in it — waiting for you when you got back?Maybe a park employee moved the stroller while you were away, but I’d wager that few ...