So you’re telling me that I’m supposed to parent like “Mister Rogers, stoned.”??? Go on…..
Author Michaleen Doucleff studied three ancient cultures whose children are still happy and helpful, and boiled it down to two important things:
Let your children help.
Don’t yell at your children.
And yes, she says you need to transform all of that bedtime rage into your best impression of our favorite PBS host, on weed…
Fall is here! It’s time to cuddle up with your favorite kiddos and read some fun not-so-spooky stories. Here’s our list of Top 5 Halloween books to read with your kids!
Reading to children is one of the best things you can do for their brain, language skills, and relationship with you. Plus it’s so wonderful to cuddle on the couch with your favorite book! Here are the ten best kids books around:
The Library Lion
Harry The Dirty Dog
Corduroy
And more…
Jonathan Haidt’s excellent book “The Anxious Generation” argues that the play-based childhood of our youth has been replaced with the phone-based childhood of now, and it’s not good. No bueno. Negatory, good buddy.
But there’s hope!
Haidt puts forth 4 things we can all do to get our children back (and get them some bonna fide childhoods instead of the hot garbage they’re living on TicTok.)
No smartphones before high school.
No social media before 16.
Phone-free schools.
Far more unsupervised play and childhood independence…
