All posts tagged "Toys"
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Toy sellers and makers offer more options for autistic kids
For parents, finding toys that match their kids' skill sets and will hold their attention can be a process of trial and error
- Posted December 23, 2016
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Toy Companies Break Down Barriers to be More Inclusive
NEW YORK — Toy companies are working harder to think outside their usual box, offering more-inclusive items like dolls with disabilities, female superhero figures and characters with a range of skin tones. Many of the products breaking...
- Posted October 21, 2016
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Tech Toys Abound at New York Toy Fair
NEW YORK – From a preschool toy designed to teach pre-coding skills to a hands-on molecule-building set for older kids that works with an app, technology abounded at this year’s Toy Fair. The annual showcase of upcoming...
- Posted February 19, 2016
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Something New to Worry About: Connected Toy Security
NEW YORK – Your smartphone or tablet is most likely pretty secure – not perfect, maybe, but generally unlikely to be hacked or to store, say, your email where other people could read it. The same can’t...
- Posted February 2, 2016
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Toys R Us Closes Flagship Store: Ferris Wheel, T-Rex And All
NEW YORK – For decades, children visiting New York City savored one stop above all: a trip to the kind of toy store that existed only in their imagination. Now they’ll have to keep dreaming. The massive...
- Posted December 31, 2015