The Mistakes We Made With choosing good apps by age
There is a reason choosing good apps by age keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Family Movie Night Rules by Age: What to Expect
If you have ever started family movie night rules with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Video Game Time Limits: A Realistic Family Plan
If you have ever started video game time limits with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
A Simple Checklist: switching off without tantrums
Most advice about switching off without tantrums falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Educational Youtube Picks for Tired Parents
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what educational youtube picks can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Tablet Setup for Safety: A Realistic Family Plan
If you have ever started tablet setup for safety with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
How We Finally Solved board games for mixed ages
Most advice about board games for mixed ages falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
A Simple Checklist: outdoor play any weather
There is a reason outdoor play any weather keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Crafts from Recycling for Tired Parents
Most advice about crafts from recycling falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Puzzle Weekends: A Realistic Family Plan
There is a reason puzzle weekends keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
Our Weekend System for building blocks beyond toddler
If you have ever started building blocks beyond toddler with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble…
Audiobooks for Car Rides: A Realistic Family Plan
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what audiobooks for car rides can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
The Mistakes We Made With photography as a kid hobby
Most advice about photography as a kid hobby falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Our Weekend System for musical instrument starts
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…
The Mistakes We Made With screen-free restaurant kits
If you have ever started screen-free restaurant kits with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Library Trip Routines: What Works at Our House
There is a reason library trip routines keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
Lego Organization That Lasts by Age: What to Expect
If you have ever started lego organization that lasts with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Rainy Saturday Science: A Realistic Family Plan
There is a reason rainy saturday science keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Family Photo Scavenger Hunts: What Works at Our House
If you have ever started family photo scavenger hunts with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
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…