The Mistakes We Made With choosing good apps by age
Most advice about choosing good apps by age falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Family Movie Night Rules Without the Daily Battle
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 Ideas Worth Stealing
Most advice about video game time limits falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
The Mistakes We Made With switching off without tantrums
If you have ever started switching off without tantrums with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble…
Educational Youtube Picks: What Works at Our House
There is a reason educational youtube picks keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Tablet Setup for Safety by Age: What to Expect
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…
Board Games for Mixed Ages for Tired Parents
Most advice about board games for mixed ages falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Outdoor Play Any Weather: What Works at Our House
Most advice about outdoor play any weather falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Our Weekend System for crafts from recycling
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what crafts from recycling can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Puzzle Weekends by Age: What to Expect
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what puzzle weekends can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and anyone…
The Mistakes We Made With building blocks beyond toddler
There is a reason building blocks beyond toddler keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
How We Finally Solved audiobooks for car rides
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
If you have ever started photography as a kid hobby with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Musical Instrument Starts Ideas Worth Stealing
Most advice about musical instrument starts falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
How We Finally Solved 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 Without the Daily Battle
Most advice about library trip routines falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Lego Organization That Lasts: What Works at Our House
Most advice about lego organization that lasts falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Our Weekend System for rainy saturday science
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what rainy saturday science can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Our Weekend System for family photo scavenger hunts
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…
Our Weekend System for balancing screens and movement
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what balancing screens and movement can and cannot do. It will not fix everything…