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Author: Claire Jennings

A programmer at heart, Claire Jennings spent the first seventeen years of her career as a software development engineer before diving into cyber security. She spent eight years of her career in the video game industry, learning how virtual worlds are put together. Now a mother of a four-year-old daughter, she and her husband strives to help children understand how to control the technology that runs through every thread of their lives using her knowledge gained while in the video game and cyber security industries.

Just Say No to Screen-Free Week

May 6, 2016December 8, 2017Claire Jennings10

Okay, I get it. Some people do nothing but get consumed by a screen. Do you really think walking away from the screen for one random week will solve this issue?

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Windows Notepad for Toddlers and Preschoolers

February 12, 2016December 7, 2017Claire Jennings

A child’s distraction tactic launched my three-year-old daughter’s reading, writing, and typing exploration. It can launch your child’s journey as well.

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A Look at Computer Science For All

February 11, 2016December 7, 2017Claire Jennings

Basic computer programming will be as important to our children as reading is to us. Do we have a path to get our children there?

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Disney, You Lost Money On My-Four-Year Old Daughter

January 22, 2016December 15, 2017Claire Jennings9

In this household, gender marketing results in flower wand lightsabers, big imaginations, and workarounds to toys not made or sold.

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An Inviting Children's Section For All, Fred Meyer

January 20, 2016December 7, 2017Claire Jennings1

Is the secret to making an inclusive gender-neutral children’s toy section simply to include toys of all genders in all sections? And is this really so hard to do?

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Half Hour of Code, Montessori Style: Check Out This Free Binary Counter

December 11, 2015December 15, 2017Claire Jennings4

Teaching four-year-olds to control a computer without a computer is as complicated as it sounds.

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STEM Education for 3-Year-Olds: Teaching Toddlers To Count in Binary

December 8, 2015December 15, 2017Claire Jennings

Lisa talks about her book, family, work, and STEM education for three-year-olds.

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Why I Gave My Nephew Spider-Man

November 12, 2015December 15, 2017Claire Jennings

No matter what makes you unique, you deserve a role model equally unique that shows you your inner strength, even when it is hidden.

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Target’s Toy Section: Gender Neutral in Word Only

October 30, 2015December 4, 2017Claire Jennings13

The signs have changed, but that meant very little to a four-year-old just learning to read. The segmentation glared out at her.

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