Choosing Good Apps by Age: A Realistic Family Plan
If you have ever started choosing good apps by age with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
The Mistakes We Made With family movie night rules
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what family movie night rules can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
The Mistakes We Made With video game time limits
Most advice about video game time limits falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Switching Off Without Tantrums by Age: What to Expect
There is a reason switching off without tantrums keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
How We Finally Solved educational youtube picks
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 Without the Daily Battle
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what board games for mixed ages can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight,…
Our Weekend System for 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: What Works at Our House
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…
A Simple Checklist: puzzle weekends
Most advice about puzzle weekends falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Building Blocks Beyond Toddler for Tired Parents
There is a reason building blocks beyond toddler keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
A Simple Checklist: audiobooks for car rides
Most advice about audiobooks for car rides falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Photography As a Kid Hobby for Tired Parents
There is a reason photography as a kid hobby keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
A Simple Checklist: musical instrument starts
There is a reason musical instrument starts keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
How We Finally Solved screen-free restaurant kits
There is a reason screen-free restaurant kits keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Library Trip Routines Without the Daily Battle
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…
Our Weekend System for lego organization that lasts
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…
How We Finally Solved rainy saturday science
Most advice about rainy saturday science falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Family Photo Scavenger Hunts Ideas Worth Stealing
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 for Tired Parents
Most advice about balancing screens and movement falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…