ForKids -- Cool/fun/safe programs and websites for young'uns; and resources for parents.

“It tells the story of an old Badger who knows he will be dying soon, and worries about how his friends Mole, Frog, Fox, and Rabbit will cope with his departure after he goes down “the Long Tunnel.” The rest of this beautifully illustrated book revolves around the touching and creative ways in which Badger’s friends end up cherishing his legacy, and working through their loss.”

Gravity simulator

https://codepen.io/akm2/full/rHIsa

Click to add gravity points.

A Soft Murmur - sound generator

https://asoftmurmur.com/

Welcome To Cat Beach, The Tropical Sanctuary For Cats In Malaysia

https://cheezburger.com/95909377/welcome-to-cat-beach-the-tropical-sanctuary-for-cats-in-malaysia

Climate vs. Weather - Science Rap Academy - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87P0G_9aK2c

What's the difference between weather and climate? Learn in this science-ified version of "Better Now" by Post Malone, written and produced by 7th graders from the Nueva School.

Why kids who watched Sesame Street did better in school

https://qz.com/1554895/why-kids-who-watched-sesame-street-did-better-in-school

A Dream of Myanmar on Vimeo

https://vimeo.com/316842176

The New York Public Library

https://boingboing.net/2019/02/12/every-detail-visits-the-new-yo.html

Excellent video. What a place!

Improve Online Search Skills With Free Courses From Google

https://www.techsupportalert.com/content/improve-online-search-skills-free-courses-google.htm

Soil 101 - What is soil made of? Why is it important?

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/soil-101

250 Things to Do Instead of Homework

https://letgrow.org/250-things-to-do-instead-of-homework/

Why is water one of the weirdest things in the universe? - The Kid Should See This

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/weird-water

Why Reading Books Should Be Your Priority, According to Science

https://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/why-reading-books-should-be-your-priority-according-to-science.html

Here's Why Cats Rub Their Heads on Things

https://cheezburger.com/94835457/heres-why-cats-rub-their-heads-on-things

Percussion instruments: Eleven demonstrations

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/percussion-instruments-demonstration

The Lemonade Machine (Rube Goldberg device of awesomeness)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av07QiqmsoA

10 Reasons Why Assuming A Kid Is At Risk Is Actually Hurtful, Not Helpful

https://www.romper.com/p/10-reasons-why-assuming-a-kid-is-at-risk-is-actually-hurtful-not-helpful-17519

How to change behaviors (handwashing)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osUwukXSd0k

The 'Swiss Army knife' legs of a house centipede

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/house-centipede-legs

A cool bug that helps get rid if not-so-cool bugs in your house.

What does 'Beethoven's Contrabassoon' sound like?

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/what-does-beethovens-contrabassoon-sound-like

Here’s Why You Should Never Kill a House Centipede

https://www.familyhandyman.com/pest-control/heres-why-you-should-never-kill-a-house-centipede

An Entire Senior Class Aces Picture Day By Hilariously Dressing Up For Their IDs

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senior-class-dressed-up-senior-ids-hilarious_us_5b9bb4c9e4b046313fba5417

An Amazing Cover of the Iconic Queen Anthem 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Performed by 28 Trombones

https://laughingsquid.com/queen-bohemian-rhapsody-28-trombone/

Conductor James Gaffigan Explains Exactly What He Does During an Orchestra Performance

https://laughingsquid.com/what-a-conductor-does-during-an-orchestra-performance/

Will These Audio Illusions Trick Your Ears?

https://www.geeksaresexy.net/2018/07/06/will-these-audio-illusions-trick-your-ears/

This University In Lebanon Is a Home To More Than 300 Cats

https://cheezburger.com/6137605/this-university-in-lebanon-is-a-home-to-more-than-300-cats

Behind the scenes in the restaurant kitchen that feeds the National Zoo’s residents

https://insider.si.edu/2018/06/the-zoo-guide-to-fine-dining/

Why Children Aren't Behaving, And What You Can Do About It

https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/06/02/611082566/why-children-arent-behaving-and-what-you-can-do-about-it

“First: Where, how and how much kids are allowed to play has changed. Second, their access to technology and social media has exploded. Finally, Lewis suggests, children today are too "unemployed." She doesn't simply mean the occasional summer job for a high school teen. The term is a big tent, and she uses it to include household jobs that can help even toddlers build confidence and a sense of community.”

In Britain’s Playgrounds, ‘Bringing in Risk’ to Build Resilience

"Limited risks are increasingly cast by experts as an experience essential to childhood development, useful in building resilience and grit."

Why Kids Can't Stop Moving: The Neuroscience Behind a Student's Need to Move

What Activity "Sculpts" Kids' Brains to Succeed?

7 Long Island Schools Give Kids Before-School Free Play - And the Principals Go Wild

"The Kid Should See This" is an antidote to idiotic kid-meme Youtube

How to Give Your Kids Freedom in a Dangerous World

How to Give Your Kids Freedom in a Dangerous World

Also Five Myths About Missing Children

How your digestive system works

The A-B-C’s of Keeping Your Kids Safe Online

Beethoven's Ode to Joy Played With 167 Theremins

http://www.openculture.com/2013/07/beethovens-ode-to-joy-played-with-167-theremins-placed-inside-matryoshka-dolls-in-japan.html

How to make an Amazing 9 Layer Density Tower

How To Forgive – The School of Life

Fox And The Whale on Vimeo

A cool video with lush nature environments.

Google opens up 'Family Link' parental controls for Android

10 websites all kids should bookmark

"Reliable go-to resources for a variety of subjects and skills for preschoolers through high schoolers"

How to Make Minecraft More Friendly for Small Children

"Minecraft is a great game for kids, no doubt about it, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a wee bit frustrating for smaller children. If you have a younger player and you’d like to adjust the game to their age and skill level, we’ve got more than a few tweaks to help make Minecraft frustration free for the whole family."

Explore musical variations amid floating 3D islands

"YUME is a simple musical experience where the songs change as you explore 3D floating islands—just click and drag them to move around. It's restful, easy to get lost, and the evolving tracks are great"

Top 10 Android Parental Control Apps

"This list contains apps that restrict functionality, keep tabs on locations and report online activities. All in all the 10 Android parental control apps try to cover almost every aspect of parental control, from mild to paranoid."

How to Lock Down Your Android Tablet or Smartphone for Kids

Free-Range Parenting: Be a Helium Parent, Not a Helicopter One

"We should hold on to our children as a child holds on to a balloon. Let them rise, float on their own, but keep a grasp on the string. "

Online Safety Tips for Kids, Students and Teens

"This post offers some online safety tips, especially for kids, students and teens, and can be used by anyone to see that he or she is not negatively affected while using the Internet."

Completely Protect Your Windows PC with Microsoft Family Safety

"Family Safety imbues your Windows account with a veritable cornucopia of monitoring and filtering tools that allow you to put up a virtual wall that you can exploit to monitor and filter app, game, and web activity. In other words, you are the boss."

How to Use Parental Controls on Windows 7

"Windows 7’s parental controls are pretty basic, but they’re effective and much better than having nothing at all. Plus, they can be used in conjunction with something like OpenDNS to filter websites and online activity."

All Special Effects In This Music Video Show Off Scientific Concepts

8 Ways to Toddler-Proof Your iPhone or iPad

8 Ways to Toddler-Proof Your iPhone or iPad "Tips, tricks and general advice for parents with Apple-based tablets or smartphones and inexhaustibly curious 2-to-3-year-olds"

How to Raise Happy Kids: 10 Steps Backed by Science

How to Raise Happy Kids: 10 Steps Backed by Science: "Now there’s tons of info on raising smart kids and successful kids, but how do you raise happy kids?

Sometimes it’s hard to balance what’s best for children with what makes them happy — but the two don’t have to be mutually exclusive."

What Parents Need to Know About Web Filtering and Parental Controls

"It’s easy to set up parental controls and filter the web. These features are built into everything from Windows to the iPad. But none of these filtering solutions is perfect."

How to Lock Down Your iPad or iPhone For Kids

"iPads and iPhones give you control over how your kids can use your devices. You can quickly lock your device to a certain app before handing it over or lock down an entire device with comprehensive parental controls."

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