How to Spark Conversations With Your Kids
I love talking with my kid. She’s six years old and full of theories, opinions, and surprising insights (which are often hilarious). Our conversations are always among the highlights of my day. Un...
10 questions to ask around the table
Turn small talk into smart conversation around the family dinner table with the following 10 questions recommended by StoryCorps founder (and 2015 TED Prize winner) Dave Isay. These ideas were put...
Kids' Solo Playtime Unleashes 'Free-Range' Parenting Debate
Communities today may be made up of strangers, but James-Brown says they still have a stake in how kids are raised and a role to play in keeping them safe. She hopes all the media scrutiny gets mor...
Mother May I? - The New Yorker
“If you actually wanted your child to be kidnapped, how long would you have to keep him outside for him to be abducted by a stranger?” A week? She shook her head. “Seven hundred and fifty thousand ...
For Dads, Another Surprising Benefit of Family Time
A new study published this month in the Academy of Management Perspectives finds significant benefits accrue to men, their families, and their work organizations, when fathers increase the amount o...
Should Children Get Paid for Chores?
Ron Lieber, the New York Times personal finance columnist and author of the new book “The Opposite of Spoiled,” argues that because parents don’t get paid for family housework, neither should the k...
Parental ethnotheories and how parents in America differ from parents everywhere else.
All child-rearing practices vary hugely among cultures. There’s only a single shared characteristic, Harkness says: “Parents everywhere love their children and want the best for their children.” (E...
This Week's Essential Reading for Parents
1. Let Children Change “But even when we’re the ones wrestling with our own parents’ dated vision, we current parents don’t think often enough about whether we’re already boxing our children in.” ...
Rachel Carson on Wonder and Parenting
A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-insp...
I once got into an argument with my mother because she smugly parallel parked and asked, "Can you do that yet?" Confused, I responded, "Yes. Why?" "Well, you couldn't used to. Remember when you t...
All Parents Are Cowards-Words From A Professional Skateboarder
No matter how daring you are, the world never feels as dangerous as it does once you have children. This piece by skateboarder Michael Christie is the most beautiful thing I've read about parenting...
'Don't Think of Ugly People': How Parenting Advice Has Changed
The curious history told in 19th and early 20th century mothering advice books is a mix of unreasonable demands and unfounded claims. We run into many snags when we undertake to discipline the ner...
Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons on Parenthood: "The main thing for me is staying engaged"
Greg Fitzsimmons is an Emmy-winning TV writer, comedian, and producer. He also hosts a weekly radio show and bi-weekly podcast. His book, "Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons: Tales of Redemption from an Irish M...
The Parent Agenda, the Emerging Democratic Focus
Parenting is political. The Parent Agenda, the Emerging Democratic Focus
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.
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.
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..
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...
6 Tips for Capturing Childhood With Your iPhone
At last count, my iPhone contained 8,755 photos. If I ever used Siri, I assume she'd insist, speech slurred, that I whittle that down to give her room to breathe before she could provide me with ...