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Our Buyer's Guides help make buying
choices easy for consumers. We test hundreds of children's
products and strive to keep up to date on the latest releases. Of
course, every family is unique. We can't please everyone. However,
we are able to select some special titles that are at the top of
our "edutainment" list--those that have that extra edge
in the categories of design, entertainment, education, and play
value.
Besides the
letter grades we give most products, reviews on this site often
come with a rating bar chart--a visual breakdown of how the
product rates in a number of categories. If you'd like to know
more about how software products are rated, click here.
As we test new
software and products, we will update these buyer's guides to
reflect current availability and up-to-date recommendations. These
guides are intended to help parents make sense of the overwhelming
choices available to them.
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Best
Computer Games for Learning Math
The software games we recommend
here stand out as educationally valuable and engaging, with a
focus on learning--and practicing--math concepts and
strengthening mathematical thinking skills...
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Best
GameBoy Advance Games for Kids
The
video games we recommend for the portable, convenient, and fun
GameBoy Advance unit stand out for both multi-level and
extensive gameplay features, as well as ease of use...
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Best
Software for Babies
There is absolutely no rush
to get young children acquainted with the computer, but if your
toddler is clamoring for his or her turn with the mouse, there are
some excellent software programs that provide pleasant, error-free
introductions to the world of computer games...
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Best
Software for Preschoolers
Here
are our picks of the best currently available computer games
for children ages 3 to 5. These software titles are
encouraging, educational, easy to use, and fun. Young kids
will love the games, and parents will appreciate their
quality...
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Best
Products for Kindergarten-Readiness
While
Kindergarten is largely a social experience, children who have
been exposed to certain educational concepts often find the
transition into school a little easier. Software that painlessly
introduces and reinforces essential early learning skills can help
encourage kids to learn and to think logically. We've
selected some excellent programs for developing Kindergarten
readiness skills, that kids will love too...
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Best Board
& Card Games for Children
Bored of board
games? Very unlikely, even in this day and age of high-tech toys.
Board games never go out of style! Turn-taking
children's games are not only fun to play, they're educational on
many different levels, including social. Kids learn about waiting
to take a turn (patience), winning and losing, along with
cooperation and competition—all while they have fun. Basic
numeracy and logic skills are also exercised in most games...
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Best
Arts & Crafts Kits for Kids
When times call for
quiet and rewarding indoors activities, we have some
great suggestions. These kits will help kids get started creating.
We've selected kits that are easy enough to do, but that have very
satisfying--and often impressive--results. These kits also make fun gifts...
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Grade Software Comparison
Preschool
Software Comparison
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