Choosing Good Apps by Age: A Realistic Family Plan
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what choosing good apps by age can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
A Simple Checklist: family movie night rules
There is a reason family movie night rules keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Video Game Time Limits by Age: What to Expect
Most advice about video game time limits falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Switching Off Without Tantrums for Tired Parents
Most advice about switching off without tantrums falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Educational Youtube Picks Ideas Worth Stealing
Most advice about educational youtube picks falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Tablet Setup for Safety Ideas Worth Stealing
There is a reason tablet setup for safety keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Board Games for Mixed Ages: What Works at Our House
There is a reason board games for mixed ages keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
The Mistakes We Made With outdoor play any weather
Most advice about outdoor play any weather falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
The Mistakes We Made With crafts from recycling
There is a reason crafts from recycling keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
Puzzle Weekends Without the Daily Battle
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what puzzle weekends can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and anyone…
Building Blocks Beyond Toddler by Age: What to Expect
There is a reason building blocks beyond toddler keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Audiobooks for Car Rides: A Realistic Family Plan
If you have ever started audiobooks for car rides with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Photography As a Kid Hobby Without the Daily Battle
There is a reason photography as a kid hobby keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Musical Instrument Starts by Age: What to Expect
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what musical instrument starts can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Screen-free Restaurant Kits: What Works at Our House
There is a reason screen-free restaurant kits keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Library Trip Routines: What Works at Our House
Most advice about library trip routines falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Our Weekend System for lego organization that lasts
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what lego organization that lasts can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight,…
The Mistakes We Made With rainy saturday science
Most advice about rainy saturday science falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Family Photo Scavenger Hunts: A Realistic Family Plan
There is a reason family photo scavenger hunts keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Balancing Screens and Movement: What Works at Our House
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what balancing screens and movement can and cannot do. It will not fix everything…