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Great iPhone And iPod Touch Games For Kids

8:00AM Adam Pash | We cover mostly productivity-related iPhone apps around these parts, but if you’ve got a little one who could use some educational — or just distracting — games, MetaFilter founder, blogger and dad Matt Haughey has rounded up 14 kid-tested, parent-approved iPhone games for kids. More »

Finding The Best Kids Bank Account

2:00PM Angus Kidman | Looking to open a kids’ saving account online? Money-saver blog OzBargain offers some useful tips on the best current deals from Australian banks. More »

Would You Pay For A Mobile Watchdog For Your Kids?

10:00AM Angus Kidman | My Mobile Watchdog lets you track calls logs and messages sent and received on your children’s mobile phones — for the sum of $14.95 a month. Is that a good deal or an unnecessary expense? More »

Which Classic Movies Should You Watch With Kids?

4:00PM Angus Kidman | School holidays don’t finish for another week, and once the Australia Day celebrations pass parents will be frantically . Watching movies is one clear option, but no-one wants to pay cinema prices every day. More »

Minimise Kid Messes By Using Dishwasher Door As A Prep Station

1:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Kids want to help out and do things independently, especially small children who are learning to pour, stir and do other grown-up activities in the kitchen. Your dishwasher can help you minimise the mess of their early motor-skill mishaps. More »

25 New Year Resolutions For Parents

9:00AM Angus Kidman | Making resolutions for yourself is one thing, but making resolutions that impact on how you raise children is both more difficult and potentially much more rewarding. Our sibling publication Babble has a useful list of 2010 ideas for improvement-minded parents. More »

Six Ways For Working Parents To Spend More Time Parenting

4:00AM Alexandra Levit | Alexandra Levit is a columnist for the Wall Street Journal and a career expert who knows a thing or two about balancing work and parenting. If you’ve resolved to spend more time with your family this year, she’s got six helpful suggestions. More »

Mini Quiche Recipe Has Kid-Friendly Stages

3:00PM Angus Kidman | You don’t have to look very far online to find a quiche recipe, but one recently published on the Coles Online blog has a take you don’t often see: how kids can help with each stage of the recipe. More »

Spotting Annoying Parent Types On Facebook

1:05PM Angus Kidman | If you’re on Facebook, you’ve probably noticed the tendency of some parents to bypass the rules of normal human interaction when it comes to talking about their offspring. Our sibling site Babble has an illuminating roundup of the five most annoying parent types on the social networking site. More »