Take TV time from filler to thriller with these ideas for educational and entertaining programming your kids will love. Plus: How much television is too much? The pros weigh in with ideas for monitoring usage.
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'And Just Like That' I Became a Mom Shamer
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Tabitha Brown Says Healing the World Starts With Children
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Why I'm Showing My Daughter Black and Brown People Thriving on TV
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9 Kid Show Fan Theories That Are Sure to Blow Your Mind
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The Legacy of 'black-ish' Is #Goals for Millennial Families
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Restaurants, Please Turn Off Your TVs. My Family Is Trying to Have a Meal Together!
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Bryce Dallas Howard Honors Modern Fatherhood With Heartwarming Documentary 'Dads'
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Matt Lauer Alienates Working Moms Everywhere By Asking a Stupid Question
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U.S. Open Tennis: Combatting Childhood Obesity
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Colin Kaepernick's Netflix Series, 'Colin in Black & White,' Sheds Light on Transracial Adoption
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"My 1-Year-Old Loves TV!"
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Favorite Kids TV Shows That Actually (Sometimes) Teach Valuable Life Lessons
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7 Kids' TV Shows You'll Actually Enjoy, Too
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Netflix Launches Kid-Friendly Tab as Prices Climb
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What Happened to Moms? How Dads Became the New TV Role Models
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Fostering Smart TV Habits
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WHO Could Go Into Labor at The Emmys?
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Celeb Moms Amber Rose & Jana Kramer Will Hit the Floor for Dancing With the Stars
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Violent TV, Video Game Viewing Linked to Gene
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Golden Globes Recap: Baby Bumps Ruled the Red Carpet!
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Do You Know Any "Rainbow Babies"?
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What Muppet Babies' Gonzo in a Dress Means to Me, a Nonbinary Parent
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TV in Kids' Bedrooms Carries Health Risks, Study Finds
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'SNL' Perfectly Exposes Motherhood Expectations vs. IRL in Amy Schumer Skit
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'16 and Pregnant' May Be Effective Cautionary Tale
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Is It A Boy Or Girl For Hart Of Dixie's Jaime King?
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How My Friend Rallied Against the Empire State Building for His Cancer-Stricken Daughter
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Kids' Music Group 'The Wiggles' Loses 3 Founding Members
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How TV is Messing With Your Tween
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Another Duggar is Overdue! See Her Beautiful Bump...
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To Limit Kids' TV Time, Parents Should Control Their Own
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TV's 'The Little Couple' Adopts Baby Boy
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Study: Kids' Screen Time at an All-Time High
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Is TV Making You a Bad Parent?
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John Legend Helps Kids Prank Their Mom in New Capri Sun Ad
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'Lip Sync Battle' for Kids Is Coming to Nickelodeon
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Reddit Parent Starts Much Needed Thread To Highlight Shows for 'Brown Babies and Toddlers'
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Disney Channel Has Its First 'Coming Out' Storyline
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3 Moms to Watch in the Rio Olympics
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Boys, Girls May Have Different Obesity Risk Factors
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'Old Enough?' Can An American Toddler Really Run Errands On Their Own?
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Falling TVs Increasingly Injure Kids
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'Real Housewife' Has Baby Boy
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Yep, Another Duggar Is on the Way: See Who's Expecting!
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Red Carpet Bumps at the Golden Globes: Patterns and Colors Rule!
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Social Networking Sites Spark Public Breastfeeding Controversy
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'Doc McStuffins' May Not Be Renewed, and the Internet Isn't Having It
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5 Things We've Learned About Jill Duggar Dillard's Pregnancy
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What To Tell Our Girls About Miley
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Remembering Robin Williams and How He Made Babies Laugh
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The Parents' Guide to Family-Friendly YouTube Channels
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The 5 Real Reasons Behind the Miley Cyrus Backlash
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A Parents' Guide to the Best Streaming Services for Families
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Breaking the TV Habit
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7 Black Family Sitcoms to Stream if You're Missing 'black-ish'
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'Loki' Costume Designer on Making Sophia Di Martino's Costume Nursing- and Pumping-Friendly: 'So She Could Be a Strong New Mom'
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Too Much Screen Time May Impact Brain Development in Kids