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Tag: parenting

A treatable condition

I spent most of yesterday watching our local school board meeting. It was VERY heated, and in the end our … More

COVID-19, kids, mental health, Pandemic, parenting

Guided Meditation for Suburban housewives to stop worrying

Sometimes, you read something that does all the things that great writing does. It challenges you, inspires you, and makes … More

Original Poem, parenting, Parenting Humor, Poems, poetry, Ron Currie

Little Life Hacks: Schedule your kid’s screen time

Now that summer vacation has started in my house, my kids have the expectation that they will be able to … More

Internet, Kids Screen Time, Life Hacks, Little Life Hacks, parenting, parenting tips, Screen Time, Tiny Tips

5 Tips to make Chore Time less of a chore

One of the gifts of working with kids and families is that I get to learn from other parents’ experiences. … More

Chores, Kids chores, parenting, Parenting Hack, parenting tips, responsibility

30 screen free things to do with your kids this summer

For some people I know, summer vacation has already begun. For others, it won’t begin for a few weeks. I … More

parenting, parenting resources, Screen Time, Summer, Summer Survival, Summer Vacation, What do I do with my kids

There’s nothing wrong with your kids

Sometimes when I meet a new potential student at my taekwondo studio, the parent will introduce their child as a … More

parenting, Parenting inspiration, parenting tips

At last! A Guide to Sane Parenting

Yesterday, I listened to a great episode of the podcast, Freakanomics called “The Data-Driven Guide to Sane Parenting.” In this week’s … More

Data-Driven Guide to Sane Parenting, early childhood, Emily Oster, freakanomics, kids, Kids Health, parenting, Parenting Hack, parenting resources, parenting tips, risk, vaccines

5 tips to teach your child independence

Make things accessible It’s hard for kids to do things for themselves that they can’t get to or reach. Sinks, … More

independent children, independent kids, Kids Health, parenting, Parenting Hack, Parenting Hacks, parenting tips, teaching kids, working parent

Homework…I’m going to give that a “no” (for little kids anyway)

I’ve seen a couple of articles floating around the internet about homework over the last few weeks. This is not … More

elementary education, freakanomics, happiness, Home work, homework, parenting

The best place to fall is very close to the ground

After thinking a bit about math yesterday and the ideas in Dan Finkel’s Ted Talk, I was struck by one … More

Brene Brown, Dare to Lead, Failure, parenting, Productive Struggle, Rising Strong

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