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Developed on the back of a successful Kickstarter campaign, CogniToys are Internet-connected smart toys with speech recognition that interactively engage and grow with a child. The first CogniToy is a (roughly) six inch friendly green dinosaur - what's not to like? Aylee talks with Donald Coolidge, co-founder of CogniToys to find out more. As if being a friendly colourful dinosoaur isn't enough, the CogniToys Dino is personalised
Parents, we've all been there. You're as far away from home or car as possible and your toddler decides that he or she has had enough of walking. No amount of encouragement or cajoling will make him take another step and you have to carry your darling all the way back. If you recognise this story then you'll be interested
Continuing GNC's coverage of the Gadget Show Live and the British Inventors' Project, Child Angel is one of the smallest and most advanced child tracking device on the market. Made to be attractive to the child and easy to use in an emergency, the Child Angel wrist-mounted tracker provides accurate location monitoring by combining GPS, GSM and Wi-Fi hotspot triangulation.
Child-friendly products are fertile ground for inventors and it's no surprise to see a number of ideas presented at Gadget Show Live as part of the British Inventors' Project. Here is Doddl, a cutlery (flatware) set for children that has uniquely shaped handles to help the child hold the knife, fork and spoon. Doddl improves co-ordination and control while promoting
SafeSip is a reusable drinks cover that fits almost any glass, mug, cup or can to stop spills. It's a simple product that has myriad uses with children, the elderly, during travel, on picnics or in places where a liquid leak would be disastrous. Made from food-grade silicone rubber, the SafeSip can be pulled over a wide range of drinking
At the Pony Palace riding school, ponies Barney, Biscuit and Kaz are getting up to their usual mischief during Summer Camp with their riders Holly, Carrie and Patrick. With a clear round needed to clinch the winning rosette, it'll take tumbles and tears before everyone's back safely in the stables. Pony Palace Camp is the first in a new series of books,
As a a parent with a tablet-loving daughter, I'm always worried that she's either playing inappropriate games or else building up whopping a credit card bill via in-app purchases. Being tech-savvy, I can easily rectify the latter by controlling the password to my account, but this doesn't always negate pester-power. The former is still a concern and I'm not alone