What the Grinch Can Teach Us About Hatchimals and Christmas

The hot toy of the year is the Hatchimal. Numerous stories have appeared in various publications of parents going to extremes lengths to get the elusive toy. Sol Mac Eoghan of Ireland even flew to Spain to get one of the toys. Online searches show that the $60 toys are selling for $200-$300 through sites…

Parents and Their Digital Kids

Almost weekly I learn a new word. Last week it was “sharenting.” Sharenting is what Stacey Steinberg calls the phenomenon of parents who constantly share information or images of their children on social media. Steinberg, a law professor at the University of Florida, worries that parents may be encroaching on children’s privacy and that this…