Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Often marketed as educational, electronic toys have the ...

With so many advances in technology, learning, and toy development, it comes as no surprise that parents are interested in purchasing electronic learning toys for their kids. Above all else, ...

The ’80’s and early ’90’s were a magical decade for gadgets for kids. Computing power and display technology were evolving and cost effective enough to penetrate the toy market in a big way. Purely ...

If parents want to help their babies learn to talk, they need to ditch the chattering electronic toys and bring back the books and blocks. That’s the conclusion of Anna V. Sosa, an associate professor ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Given their huge potential, more than 60 nanotechnology research groups worldwide (see: "Proposed standards for triboelectric nanogenerators could facilitate comparisons") have ...

Should infants be learning language from electronic toys? In today's Academic Minute, Northern Arizona University's Anna Sosa compares the quality of interaction between children and electronic toys ...

As parents scramble to find the perfect gifts for their children this Christmas, new research suggests that electronic toys that light up, talk or play music might slow language development in ...