Study: 60 Minutes of Homework is the Perfect Amount (via Big Think)
Melissa Dahl from NYMag reports that new research published in the Journal of Educational Psychology has found that any amount of homework that surpasses 70 minutes is too much. ...Those who repor...
8 of the Most Important Lessons Nature Teaches Kids (and Adults)
We welcome this guest post from Krissy Pozatek, LCSW, author, therapist and parent coach. After a decade as a wilderness therapist, Krissy identified concepts and skills kids gain in the wildernes...
Playlist for Kids and Parents: Letter Sending Songs!
Once you have kids, there's no reason to instantly sully your music collection with the song stylings of chubby purple dinosaurs and endless loops. Save your brain cells and expand theirs with musi...
Along with our normal content, next month Parent Co. is publishing a special series dedicated to comic books for kids. When we say comics, we're talking about the combination of illustration and t...
Author and sociologist Dalton Conley: You can't recreate the feral childhood
Dalton Conley is a professor and sociologist at New York University and author of several books, including his most recent, “Parentology: Everything You Wanted to Know About the Science of Raising ...
Stories of Family Adventure via VW Westfalia
Inspired by our illustrated VW Van contest, we're profiling some of the adventurous families that explore the world via VW van. In this post, Malissa shares her family's experiences, along with th...
How to respond to a rude child (even one that's not yours)
Question: I have a nine-year-old who is so rude to people when they come over that they are completely taken aback. I, of course am embarrassed and angry that after 9 years this child still refuses...
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 ...
Ask Angela: Should we have another kid?
"Ask Angela" is a bimonthly relationship advice column for parents. Submit your question here with the subject "Ask Angela." Dear Angela - My husband and I are so back and forth on the idea of h...
Top 5 reading list for parents 3/13-3/20
There are only so many hours in the day. Here are 5 articles you might have missed. via The Motherlode In case you haven't yet performed the "et tu, Lego" sigh of disappointment, here's the New Yo...
The battle in this music video is actually a beautiful lullaby
"Nothing I had done before did anything to prepare me for you." Motherhood is the juxtaposition of many things. Badassery and softness. Energy and exhaustion. Who we are, versus who we thought we w...
Parental Leave Can’t Just Be for Mothers - HBR
Vodafone received a ton of attention (including from us) for its new 16-weeks paid maternity leave policy in the US. After all, the US joins Lesotho, Swaziland, and Papua New Guinea as the only nat...
A beautiful Storycorps episode that also gave me crying face
Do yourself a favor and listen to this Storycorps episode, featuring a nine year old boy asking his father some searching questions. The conversation is moving, but what I really appreciate about ...
Documentary producer Laura Pacheco: to be disciplined is not to be unfree
Laura Pacheco has produced documentary films for PBS, The National Geographic Channel, and Discovery. Her next film, East of Salinas, about migrant farm workers and their children, will be released...
Talking about screen time, game nights, and Minecraft with the authors of UNBORED Games
Parent Co: Did you guys know you wanted to write a book just about games? Or did this grow out of the first book, “Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun”? Elizabeth: No. All of our spin...
We at Parent Co. couldn't agree more with every sentence of the UNBORED Games manifesto. The manifesto is printed at the beginning of the UNBORED Games book. The authors gave us permission to repri...
Review of UNBORED Games: Serious Fun for Everyone
UNBORED Games: Serious Fun for Everyone is more than an awesome activity book. It's also a guidebook to creativity, adventure, and learning. It's one of my very favorite books for kids and families...
Q&A: Raising Kids Who Want To Read : NPR Ed : NPR
Author and professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, Daniel Willingham, on raising kids who want to read: "For me it's a family value. It's something that I love, something that I find...
This is why your parenting style matters
There's loads of talk today about parenting styles, parenting techniques and parenting preferences. From Velcro and Helicopter to CTFD parenting, there's a whole lot of advice smathering cyberspace...
Introducing Vicki Hoefle on Parent.co!
I’m happy to introduce Vicki Hoefleto Parent Co. readers. Actually, many of you might already know her; she's helped many thousands of families create happier homes through her writing, classes and...
Here are 3 things your kids will learn in the principal's office
Let me explain. I truly believe there is value for kids when they are sent to the principal’s office at least once a year. The lessons they learn can be some of the most powerful lessons of the yea...
When Students Can't Go Online — The Atlantic
Nearly every school in America has some form of Internet connectivity—but that alone doesn't mean all kids have equal access to the web. via When Students Can't Go Online — The Atlantic.
Inspired by this post, we’re hosting a photo contest to celebrate the VW bus as the perfect family adventure vehicle. View the photo gallery here! It's updated throughout the day. PRIZE The winner ...
According to Pinterest, St. Patrick's Day is About Magic Glitter Dumps
Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, Tooth fairy. This is the trifecta of magical creatures our parents lied about. They visited our house while we slept and left gifts or money. Life was simple.