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Stories, tips, and insights for families raising curious kids with Ted.
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How to Make Up a Bedtime Story for Your Child
A five-line structure you can reuse every night, how long the story should be, what to do when your child takes over the plot, and what the research...
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How to Choose a Safe AI Toy: Maryland's Bill as a Checklist
Maryland's AI Toy Safety Act has been sitting in committee since February 2026. It may never become law, but its text is the most complete list yet of...
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Screen Time and Sleep: What Actually Keeps Kids Awake
Screens cut into children's sleep. New 2026 research suggests the gap between the last screen and lights out matters more than the daily total, and that is something...
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Screen Time by Age: Recommendations for Ages 3 to 12
Screen time by age recommendations for children 3 to 12, from pediatricians in the US and France, plus an honest look at what the evidence does and does...
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Do Interactive Bedtime Stories Beat Reading Aloud?
Pausing to ask two questions during a bedtime story produced bigger gains in creative thinking than reading straight through, in a 2026 trial. How to do it without...
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Do AI Toys Work Without Internet? What Parents Should Know
Which parts of an AI toy run on the device and which need a server, what happens the moment the Wi-Fi drops, and how to test a brand's...
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Screen-Free Toys: A Smarter Way to Play
Discover how screen-free toys encourage imagination, conversation and learning. Meet Ted, the interactive teddy bear designed for screen-free play.
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Kids Are Bonding With AI Toys. Almost Nobody Is Studying What That Does
A Brookings piece says only 5.26% of child-and-AI research looks at relationships. What that gap means for parents choosing a talking toy, and what to do now.
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How Do I Get My Child to Talk About Their Day at School?
Children say fine because the question is too big. Here is what research on parent conversation styles says actually works, plus questions that get real answers.
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