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Many parents are combining online learning with a family adventure, packing up the laptops to hit the highway and scheduling visits to national parks around their children’s Zoom classes https://www.wsj.com/articles/roadschooling-101-families-make-remote-learning-work-in-an-rv-11601384400 … via @WSJ

An online program purchased by schools for remote learning is sparking complaints from teachers and parents who spot mistakes in the lessons and raising a new concern: How are schools vetting their online curriculum? https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-drop-an-online-curriculum-after-teacher-parent-complaints-11600804539 … via @yoreekoh

Mother-daughter bonds have strengthened during the pandemic, reports @clare_ansberry https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-covid-19-lockdowns-have-boosted-mother-daughter-bonds-11600804296 … via @WSJ

Dinnertime doesn’t have to be a battle: One app for picky eaters calls itself the ‘Tinder for cauliflower’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-kids-a-picky-eater-apps-and-meal-services-can-help-11600779600 … via @WSJ

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Schools, including many that are still struggling to get laptops, tablets and other tech into students’ hands, have made social and emotional learning a priority https://www.wsj.com/articles/social-and-emotional-learning-has-never-been-more-importantor-more-difficult-11600174811 … via @WSJ

It's all fun and games until someone loses a skin: Online gaming surged during the pandemic, and so has fraud. https://www.wsj.com/articles/videogame-hackers-are-stealing-players-accounts-and-loot-during-pandemic-11599570006 … via @WSJ

ICYMI: If you've been struggling to figure out how to set up parental controls on your kid's Chromebook, my editor, @wjrothman, has you covered. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-set-up-parental-controls-on-chromebooks-for-kids-and-teens-11598792400 … via @WSJ

My latest: Boys are playing videogames more than ever in the pandemic. Their parents, while grateful for the social outlet, are worried some of them are going overboard https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-boys-might-be-weathering-the-pandemic-better-than-girls-11598360400 … via @WSJ

Parents are relying on virtual assistants to prod their kids to help out around the house. “They can’t back-talk Alexa,” says one mom. https://www.wsj.com/articles/kids-chores-starting-to-bore-new-apps-assistants-and-smart-appliances-can-motivate-them-11597752001 … via @WSJ

In this week's column I explore the new surveillance tech being installed at schools as districts try to avoid coronavirus outbreaks https://www.wsj.com/articles/back-to-school-look-out-for-covid-tracking-surveillance-tech-11597150800 … via @WSJ

Nearly 41% of U.S. college students reported symptoms of depression in a survey of 18,764 students from the end of March through May via @andreaapetersen https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-turmoil-raises-depression-risks-in-young-adults-11597066200 … via @WSJ

Parents and educators are trying to create inclusive and equitable pandemic pods, which have become a flashpoint in the national debate over race and privilege https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-you-form-a-school-pod-without-fueling-inequality-these-groups-are-trying-11596542410 … via @yoreekoh

The fourth law of robotics: A robot must help human children calm down. Robot friends are coming just as many schools open virtually. https://www.wsj.com/articles/pandemic-tantrums-enter-the-robot-playmate-for-kids-11596542401 … via @WSJ