Our Weekend System for 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: What Works at Our House
There is a reason family movie night rules keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Video Game Time Limits by Age: What to Expect
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what video game time limits can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Switching Off Without Tantrums Without the Daily Battle
There is a reason switching off without tantrums keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
The Mistakes We Made With educational youtube picks
If you have ever started educational youtube picks with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Tablet Setup for Safety by Age: What to Expect
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what tablet setup for safety can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Board Games for Mixed Ages Ideas Worth Stealing
If you have ever started board games for mixed ages with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Outdoor Play Any Weather Ideas Worth Stealing
Most advice about outdoor play any weather falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Crafts from Recycling Ideas Worth Stealing
There is a reason crafts from recycling keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
Puzzle Weekends for Tired Parents
There is a reason puzzle weekends keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
Building Blocks Beyond Toddler: A Realistic Family Plan
There is a reason building blocks beyond toddler keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Audiobooks for Car Rides Ideas Worth Stealing
There is a reason audiobooks for car rides keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
Photography As a Kid Hobby: What Works at Our House
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…
Musical Instrument Starts: What Works at Our House
Most advice about musical instrument starts falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Screen-free Restaurant Kits Without the Daily Battle
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: What Works at Our House
If you have ever started library trip routines with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is rarely…
Lego Organization That Lasts for Tired Parents
There is a reason lego organization that lasts keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Rainy Saturday Science Without the Daily Battle
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
There is a reason family photo scavenger hunts keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Balancing Screens and Movement Without the Daily Battle
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what balancing screens and movement can and cannot do. It will not fix everything…