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My Father and I
Video games became a way to connect for a father who struggled to express himself and a son who desperately wanted to connect.
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Andrea Gazosa
5
I Made My Kids Wear AirTags in Europe
I swear I'm not a helicopter parent, I tell myself, while I look at a blue dot on my phone.
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Patrick Klepek
10
Playing Video Games With My Kid Hasn't Gone How I Expected
To me, challenge has always been an inextricable part of video games, even when some of those games were, in retrospect, absolute bullshit.
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Mike Woodham
8
Turning Competition into Cooperation Among Siblings That Love Video Games
Despite your best efforts, conflicts during gaming are inevitable. Here’s how to handle them constructively.
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Aanu
Pokémon’s Confusing Contradictions Are Confusing My Son
The Pokémon TV show and games show two different sides of the series—and it's leading to frustration while trying to play the games.
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Ravi Hiranand
9

July 2025

Your Guide to August’s Family Friendly Video Games
Let's hope you want to want to run a shop this month. Or a farm.
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Patrick Klepek
2
Crossplay’s European Vacation Nears
The Klepek family is going international, but Crossplay won't be going offline! Plus, do you have any advice for traveling abroad with two young…
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Patrick Klepek
28
The Binder
To control how I played video games, my Christian fundamentalist parents created a tool even the devil would be envious of.
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George Evans
21
Donkey Kong Bananza's Chaotic Co-Op Mode Is Engineered to Make Kids Happy and Parents Upset
It might not be the "ideal" way to play the game, nor will it teach them how to play, but you're sure to be laughing the entire time.
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Patrick Klepek
7
My Family's Desperate Search For Pauline, aka a Review of Donkey Kong Bananza's First Hours
The Klepek's had one task this week: fight over who gets to be Pauline first.
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Patrick Klepek
15
Everything to Know About Roblox's New Safety Features (Especially If You Have a Teen!)
Roblox is becoming more like Discord and leveraging the kind of "age recognition" technology that's likely to be all over the internet soon.
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Patrick Klepek
2
What My Family Is Watching, Playing, and Reading
A world of camper vans, endless UNO, being brave at the movie theater, and more.
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Patrick Klepek
3
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