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Teaching Kids About Truth: Navigating Misinformation and Factual Education

Let’s talk about something we’re all dealing with - the huge amount of information that we get hit with every day. It’s not just us adults feeling the overload;...

Balancing Screen Time for Kids: Combining Digital and Traditional Learning

Screens are here, there and everywhere nowadays. It means that - if we’re not careful - it's easy to let screens do the heavy lifting in our kids' education. ...

Turning Reluctant Readers into Eager Readers with Captain Mail

We want our children to be eager readers, kids who stay up late with a book under the covers, who see books as portals to new worlds, who use...

Why Children Love Surprises

Remember the look on a child’s face when they’re thrown their first surprise party, or when they open an unexpected gift? That’s the magic of surprises - the ‘wow’ factor,...

Meet Your Child’s New Superhero - Captain Mail

Remember, when we were young, we used to daydream about superheroes swooping down from the sky to save the day? They’d bravely defend our town or city, crisscrossing the skyline...

Building Reading Habits in Kids with Captain Mail

Reading is about far more than the words on a page. When we sit with a book, worlds can unfold before our eyes, and characters can become like close friends....

The Lost Magic of Snail Mail

At a time when communication is almost instantaneous, the charm of traditional mail seems like a distant memory. The need to wait days, if not weeks, for a letter is...

Why Reading On Paper Is Linked To Higher Educational Outcomes For Kids

At Captain Mail, we know firsthand the importance of reading on paper. We see kids get relaxed, take in information, and retain it for a long time when reading our...

Captain Mail Delivers Fun to Children of Mombasa, Kenya The popular Captain Mail children sensation has crossed international borders and spread its informative hand to the children of Mombasa, Kenya....

Why You Should Limit Your Child’s Screen Time

American children spend on average almost 2.5 hours a day in front of a screen. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that young children get no more than one hour...

Captain Mail Research Round Up

Here is a Captain Mail Research Round Up on the educational benefits of Captain Mail: 1. Captain Mail Uses a Kid-Friendly & Accessible Format Studies have shown that...

Captain Mail Proves the Best Things Come in Small Packages

By: Julee When was the last time you had something to look forward to? Our kids seem to be missing this fun element of surprise in life. That’s why...