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Common Sense is dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology. We empower parents, teachers, and policymakers by providing unbiased information, trusted advice, and innovative tools to help them harness the power of media and technology as a positive force in all kids’ lives.
Media and technology are at the very center of all our lives today -- especially our children’s. Kids today spend over 50 hours of screen time every week. The media content they consume and create has a profound impact on their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Learning how to use media and technology wisely is an essential skill for life and learning in the 21st century. But parents, teachers, and policymakers struggle to keep up with the rapidly changing digital world in which our children live and learn. Now more than ever, they need a trusted guide to help them navigate a world where change is the only constant. Source
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| Language | English, Spanish |
| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesParents' Guide to Not My Dog
Common Sense Media Review By Christie Cronan , based on child development research. How do we rate? age 8+ Family-friendly pet tale with mild language, bullying. Parents need to know that Not My Dog is a gentle, family-friendly drama about a 12-year-old girl's unexpected adventure when she's forced to run an errand for her mom, only to be followed by a stray dog.
Five Tips After Meta's $17B Teen Safety Settlement
Get weekly emails with smart advice, trends, and ideas that shape how kids watch, scroll, connect, and grow. Five Tips After Meta's $17B Teen Safety Settlement What the settlement means for your kids, and what parents still have to do themselves.
Digital Literacy Starts Offline
Get weekly emails with smart advice, trends, and ideas that shape how kids watch, scroll, connect, and grow. Digital Literacy Starts Offline In an effort to protect children online, the British government recently announced their plan to delay social media access for kids under 16 by early 2027.
Parents' Guide to The Neverfear: Impossible Creatures, Book 3
Common Sense Media Review By Mary Eisenhart , based on child development research. How do we rate? age 11+ Brilliant storytelling, dire peril in thrilling installment.
Parents' Guide to Coyote vs. Acme
Common Sense Media Review By Jeffrey Anderson , based on child development research. How do we rate? age 7+ Great messages in chaotic, hilarious, touching 'toon mashup. Parents need to know that Coyote vs. Acme is a live-action and animated comedy in which iconic Looney Tunes character Wile E. Coyote hires a human lawyer (Will Forte) to sue the Acme corporation over all of the faulty gizmos he's used… Violence & Scariness Frequent cartoon violence, with little/no lasting damage.
Coyote vs. Acme: Video Review
Review Video | 1:11 age 7+ Great messages in chaotic, hilarious, touching 'toon mashup. See full written review
The Limits We Assume Our Kids Understand
By Jill Murphy, Common Sense Media Edition #27 | August 28, 2026 The Snap Saga Continues For those who are new here: I recently let my 13-year-old get Snapchat on a trial basis. Five weeks later, we're still trying to sort things out enough that we can officially call this a saga. What I didn't expect was that the hardest part wouldn't be the screen time, the streaks, or even the using-her-sister's-phone workaround.
Parenting, Media, and Everything in Between
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Parents' Guide to Travis Barker: Louder than Fear
Common Sense Media Review By Jennifer Green , based on child development research. How do we rate? age 15+ Docu about drummer includes emotional trauma, addiction. Parents need to know that Travis Barker: Louder than Fear is a documentary about the famous drummer who survived a plane crash in 2017.
Is AI Helping Kids Think or Thinking for Them?
Get weekly emails with smart advice, trends, and ideas that shape how kids watch, scroll, connect, and grow. Is AI Helping Kids Think or Thinking for Them? Our new survey of more than 1,000 teens gives us a better look. By Jill Murphy, Common Sense Media Edition #26 | August 21, 2026 Who's Doing the Homework? We just ran a nationally representative survey of over 1,000 U.S. teens through our Youth AI Safety Institute, and one number really jumped out: 7 in 10 teens are now using AI for schoolwork.