Presence, Not Praise: How To Cultivate a Healthy Relationship with Achievement
Being present, whether with children, with friends, or even with oneself, is always hard work. But isn’t this attentiveness — the feeling that someone is trying to think about us — something we wan...
Comedy In Cars With Kids- A Playlist
Traveling long distances in cars with kids is in many ways like bathing a cat. It goes against their constitution, it's often a last resort, and you basically just hope to live through the experien...
I first learned about Jackson Pollock when I was 13-years-old. My dad and stepmom enlisted the help of the family to create an oversized painting for the living room wall. I should note that my par...
How to Prioritize and Save Young Lives
An unhappy but important article in Upshot in the NY Times. How to Prioritize and Save Young Lives - NYTimes.com.
Playgrounds Are Not All Created Equally
Which sort of school yard do you think most engages kids to play? According to this study, it makes a difference. Playgrounds Are Not All Created Equally - Scientific American.
Parenting must have an “exit strategy” — Medium
Provocative thoughts over at Medium: "Perhaps parenting has changed, but I don’t think so. I think parents have changed. I think the new tools like blogs and online communities have given them som...
Parental Rulemaking Rules — Medium.
Who says mermaids are not brown? Talking to kids about race
"Even very young kids are very concerned about fairness, so when issues of inequality arise, simply add, '…and in our family, we do not agree with that; this is not OK.'" "Who says mermaids are no...
27 (NON-CLICKBAIT) Parenting Hacks That Will Make You Feel Like You Have Everything Under Control
From Reddit: 27 (NON-CLICKBAIT) Parenting Hacks That Will Make You Feel Like You Have Everything Under Control : raisingkids.
Take an Internet Field Trip: 5 Links to Share with Your Kids
Share awesome, fun links with your kids on an Internet Field Trip curated for Parent Co. by Today Box. Today Box curates fun and educational daily facts, videos, photos, and jokes for curious kids ...
Illustrated Kid Quote 2: "Hold this acorn"
"Hold this acorn. It not gonna jump out of your hand, wight? Because acorns aren't frogs." - A quote on Notabli from Josie, illustrated by Jory Raphael Twice a week, one of the talented design...
Ode to Green Slime And A Brand New Word You'll Want To Use
We appreciate the nostalgia of this piece alone, but finally having a word for all the junk our kids love but we can't stand (Ket!) is our favorite thing we learned today. Ode to Green Slime - ...
Child psychologist suggests rewarding children does not help long term learning
"In reality, all the research we have done on motivation shows that as soon as you offer kids a reward to do something, their attention is taken away from what they are doing and put onto the rewar...
5 Bad American Habits I Kicked in Finland
I'll always take coffee to go! 5 Bad American Habits I Kicked in Finland
Going to have to get this book. "The Sweet Spot" at home and work
Simple tactics that have been scientifically to bring more ease into life. Looking to Find Your Sweet Spot at Home and Work? - NYTimes.com
Parenting Courses I'd Actually Sign Up For
When I was halfway through my first pregnancy, my midwife gave me a list of suggested birthing classes. I had done some research on different methods of getting people out of your body, and decided...
5 Awesome Questions to Have Your Kids Ask You (Part One)
Recently I stood at the counter of an amazing bakery attempting to make the most important decision of my birthday. Each pristine glass case was filled with perfectly piped cakes made of lady finge...
Check it out: Barber will give your misbehaving kids an old-man haircut free of charge.
Another gem from McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Parenting Ideologies I Use With My Spouse That Justify My Laziness/Terrible Efficacy as a Parent..
In the hands of a child, a smartphone with a few choice apps is a powerful tool for exploration, understanding and discovery. Our 6-year old uses the following five apps dedicated to real-world exp...
Winter: Sometimes It's Just Not Worth It
Today is that sort of cold that makes you wonder if we're really supposed to be living on the planet. I'm fairly certain I heard the mailman muttering something about "not signing up for this crap"...
The year 2000 still seems futuristic to me. To my 6-year old, it's ancient history. When she views photos of her mom or I taken in the 90's, 80's or 70's, it's like she's witnessing a former age. I...
Songs About Birds, Because Harper Lee is Awesome
In the mid-1950s, Harper Lee wrote Go Set a Watchman. Never heard of it? Neither had anyone else, really, before today. Set in the 1950s, in the fictional Southern town of Maycomb, Scout returns fr...
Big Ups: It’s always somebody’s turn to be the bigger person
It’s always somebody’s turn to be the bigger person On our way home from a spectacularly great weekend, one without the kids that included a three-hour couples spa treatment, my husband and I got i...