Recently, I had the privilege to review a wonderful site called Jump Start. It is a wonderful Sims-like site for younger kids, but I've been having so much fun exploring all the different areas of the site. There are several games that your character can play to gain points and prizes such as new clothing options, accessory options and facial feature options. Your child will have so much fun completing all the tasks, they won't even know that they're learning such skills as math, reading, spelling, science, social studies, etc. Also parents, check out their blog at blog.jumpstart.com and be sure to browse around to get wonderful tips from their panel of experts and look for ways to help your child explore and learn in their alternate reality. Personally, with all the other options for alternate reality out there, I was very glad to find a healthy, educational alternative. Joe and I will also be doing a feature on our podcast, www.glocalfamily.com, sometime in the future, so be sure to sign up to keep up on the latest news over there. Until then, go over to jumpstart.com and look around and be sure to visit blog.jumpstart.com to learn more about this wonderful, educational resource for your child!