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Both when planning family activities and choosing a child care provider, parents should be mindful of how much physical activity their children are getting. (Shutterstock)In the current pandemic many parents of young children are finding themselves spending more time in the role of caregiver than usual. Keeping young children physically active and miminizing screen time while parents manage work schedules may be a serious challenge. But even before families became more confined to home due to closures and social distancing, children were not getting enough physical activity. The 2020 ParticipACTION report card report card gives children and youth’s physical activity...

— Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission.Occupying my busy-body 2-year-old son takes a lot of work. Thankfully, Lovevery’s new Play Kits for toddlers have provided him with a variety of interactive, educational toys that keep him busy for hours. Yes, really—hours—which is a big help since I work from home with kids. I’ve been a fan of Lovevery products for a while now. We used the Lovevery Play Gym with my son as an infant. We also are big fans of Lovevery’s colorful, heirloom-quality blocks and Play Kits...

As New York continues to move through its phased reopening and Time In flips back to Time Out, we're taking a moment to look back and thank the people who made our homebound lives bearable over the past three months. Hundreds of New Yorkers voted in the Time In Awards and celebrated local heroes in categories like The New Look Award for best restaurant reinvention, The Virtual Stage Award for best live play reading and The Big Thanks Award for best show of community support. We've tallied the votes and determined the winners—you can read all about them below. A socially distanced cheers...

Building your child’s vocabulary is one of the essential ways to develop their ability to communicate. For children who are verbal and even those who are non-verbal but have the ability to learn to read, vocabulary games can make learning words and phrases a fun and interactive way to expand their understanding of the world around them. Some children learn best when repetition and exposure are coupled with the knowledge that they already contain. Games that incorporate visual learning and interactive methods can appeal to different types of learners. Vocabulary-building games help children understand the basic concepts of grammar and...

In Acrossing the Miles, the Beat’s intrepid Animal Crossing travel reporter Avery Kaplan will leave her home base on Dharma Island to soar across the Dodo skies and visit the finest creators in comics on their respective virtual islands. This week, she’s visiting Ahmara Smith on the rural island of Beans! The Dodo Departures Gate on Dharma Island. On June 30th, 2020, I left Dharma Island to visit Ahmara on the island of Beans. The fields of Beans from the air. Arrival on Beans AHMARA: “I lost my cowboy hat.” I was greeted by Ahmara as soon as I arrived on Beans. He explained that although he...