From the Editors

What You REALLY Need to Pack for Camp (but no one tells you!)

by Rebecca May 23, 2013

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It’s the season – for CAMP!   Separation anxiety, bus seating arrangements, swim tests – none of that stress compares to the dreaded PACKING LIST.  But while you’re scanning the endless items – t-shirts, shorts, sunscreen, bug spray – keep in mind, some of the most important items aren’t there. [...]

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The Croods: On the Red Carpet with Ryan Reynolds and a Giveaway

by Nancy March 18, 2013

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The Croods hasn’t even opened yet…but KidzVuz has the goods on the fab new 20th Century Fox/DreamWorks movie starring Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, and Catherine Keener. Check out our KidzVuz reporter, City Kid, on the red carpet for Time Out New York Kids, with the movie’s stars, watch her review, [...]

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KidzVuz Digital Kids Breakfast: Digital Safety

by Nancy February 22, 2013

[View the story "KidzVuz Digital Kids Safety Breakfast" on Storify] KidzVuz Digital Kids Safety Breakfast The day before the Digital Kids Conference began as part of New York Toy Fair International, KidzVuz hosted a Digital Kids Safety Breakfast at KTCHN restaurant for 35 New York area digital influencers. Turns out, [...]

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Captain Underpants and The Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers

by Rebecca February 19, 2013

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It’s here!  The latest Captain Underpants books (Number 10 for you avid series fans!) And we are giving it away! A world without UNDERPANTS?!!! When we last saw our heroes, George and Harold, they had been turned into evil zombie nerds doomed to roam a devastated, postapocalyptic planet for all [...]

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How’s Your Relationship With Your Tween?

by Mitch February 13, 2013

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Do you have the relationship with your child that you want? Is it the relationship you always dreamed of having with your progeny? Or has life become busy, things not working out the way you had planned, and the parenting thing took its toll and your plan never came to [...]

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INRIX: The (No) Traffic App Review

by Sarah February 8, 2013

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I live in Los Angeles, one of the Traffic Capitals of the World, so knowing which way to drive so that I encounter the least amount of traffic is pretty important to me. I used to tune in to talk radio to get my traffic updates and consult my handy [...]

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How not to Raise a Tech-Addicted Teen

by Kim February 6, 2013

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15 minutes. That’s how much screen time my first born had during his first year of life. No joke. I may be the only parent who lived up to (what was then) the American Association of Pediatrics’ limits on screen time for babies. Of course that was 14 years ago [...]

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Four Classic Books For Tweens

by Diane January 23, 2013

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If you are going to instill a love for reading in your children, then the ages between nine and 12 are probably your last chance. There is no better time to introduce classic books to them and stir up their imaginations with the written word. This is the time when [...]

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The Best of CES 2013 for Tweens and Parents

by Rebecca January 18, 2013

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When we hit the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week to check out the coolest new gadgets, technology, appliances and accessories for tweens and parents. We saw a ton of really fun new cameras – especially the action cams from Sony and Poloroid that allow our skating, boarding, [...]

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Les Miserables – KidzVuz Q&A With Anne Hathaway and More!

by Rebecca December 24, 2012

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Here at KidzVuz, we’ve all been eagerly anticipating the premiere of Les Miserables.  As moms of tweens (particularly tween girls) we wondered if this epic musical film adaptation of the musical we grew up with would be appropriate and enjoyable for our kids.  We were lucky to see a sneak [...]

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