Announcing the latest Glubble for Families release
March 28, 2009 by Alexander · Leave a Comment
Dear Glubble user,
We have exciting news for you. We are thrilled to announce that we have integrated a new search engine into our Glubble Family browser.
We have selected Askkids.com as our default search engine for children. Ask for kids is an innovative and safe search engine aimed specifically at children. It provides better and safer search results for children than any other regular search engine, and we are very excited that we have been able to integrate it into our safe and fun Glubble Kids browser.
Springtime fun with Gotcha!
March 24, 2009 by Bartel · Leave a Comment
Springtime is the land awakening and nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!” whilst making its own statement. What better Gotcha to celebrate this wonderful time of the year than a Sweet Parrot. You can download and construct your own Play Art doll of the Sweet Parrot. Get this fun toy right here! (PDF)
Switch to the Kid’s Browser
March 24, 2009 by Bartel Scheers · Leave a Comment
Within Glubble each of your children has an individual homepage that gives them access to thousands of carefully selected Web sites bursting full of fun activities, sharing and viewing photos in the family’s Photo Album and sending messages to you and other family members. The Kids Page is a safe environment in which your child can only access and search web sites you have pre-approved.
In order to get access to the Kids Page you need to create at least one child profile in your Family Page.
Ask Linsey: Beth in Chicago
Q: I love all the websites suggested to my family in the Glubble library collections, but some aren’t age-appropriate for my youngest children? How can I be sure that they aren’t accessing websites intended for the older siblings? (Beth in Chicago)
Great news! Glubble now allows parents to customize the collection of websites for each user! That means that your children can have a completely different set of websites available to each of them, based on their age and computer-literacy level.
My child has no friends
March 23, 2009 by Bartel · Leave a Comment
We are social beings. From the moment we are born we make distinction between the people around us, between relatives, friends and strangers, and start to communicate.
The friendships children have with each other are different than those they have with parents and relatives. Of course, learning and social support result from relationships with parents, teachers, and other adults. But they don’t substitute for other relationships and it is among other children that kids learn how to interact with equals.
Why friendships are important
Children need other children to learn valuable social skills. Through interaction with (school) friends they learn how to do things like join groups, make new friends and deal with competition and conflict. Children need friendships to develop their own indivduality by providing them a supportive context in which self-exploration, emotional growth, and moral development can occur.
