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//PLUGGED-IN PARENTING • For families with kids, choosing how much technology to have in the home can produce no small amount of anxiety. The makers of the latest wave of devices aim to enhance rather than overwhelm your environment.

_The Senses • A new wave of devices proposes to improve how kids experience the world, striving to support everything from sleep quality to balance and coordination.

Eyrún Eggertsdóttir • >>A mom-turned-entrepreneur designed a sleep-aid sensation.

_Security • A smart bassinet and a better baby monitor are only the beginning when it comes to new products that promise peace of mind.

Priya Patel & Esther Beke of 4|MATIV • >>The interior designers are making classrooms more hands-on.

_Connection • These conduits of communication and emotional intelligence are designed to make kids feel closer at a time when so much in our lives is remote.

Dan Avida & Daphne Koller • >>The husband-and-wife duo are trying to design a better online classroom.

_Creativity • Storytelling, bot building, and noise making are just a few of the activities that the creators of these artful objects hope to inspire.

Meghan Talarowski • >>The landscape architect is making playgrounds less predictable—and kids more resilient.

_Health • These technology companies have developed new gadgetry for the body and the mind—from eating well with ease to learning to meditate from an adorable turtle.

Dan Judkins • >>The former toy designer is tackling tech for the “fourth trimester.”

Dwell Wine Club • Handpicked collections from some of the country’s top sommeliers. Because discovering great wines should be easier than finding that perfect chair.

LOCAL COLOR

budget breakdown • DoubleTake Partway through a renovation, an Atlanta artist uncovers the true potential of a dreary home.

modern market • Smart Shopping For the Design Obsessed. Find what you love in our expertly curated selection of finely crafted home, office, travel, and lifestyle products.

sourcing • The products, furniture, architects, designers, and builders featured in this issue.

one last thing • Design historian Michelle Millar Fisher views a 1956 innovation as a turning point for modern parenthood.