via TIME.com "The Key to Smarter Kids: Talk to Them"
It may come as a surprise to learn that students spend less than 15% of their time in school. Having discussions with your kids teaches them to become assertive advocates for themselves when they'...
via Time: "Why Girls Should Play More Video Games"
"Playing video games can improve girls' spatial skills — an important contributor to career success" by @anniemurphypaul via Why Girls Should Play More Video Games TIME.com.
via The Atlantic, "Do Children Just Take Their Parents' Political Beliefs? It's Not That Simple"
A recent study shows that children who are raised to have strong beliefs are also more likely to rebel against those views as they age. via Do Children Just Take Their Parents' Political Beliefs? ...
via The Atlantic: Study: Many Parents Are In Denial About Their Kids’ Obesity
This dissonance, according to pediatrician and lead study author Kyung Rhee, may have to do with what she calls “the normalization of obesity.” “There are so many kids who are overweight—and so ma...
From The Goonies to Back to the Future to The Breakfast Club, directors like Steven Spielberg and John Hughes made innovative, intelligent pictures that respected their viewership. via From 'The G...
via The Atlantic, "Why Parents Need to Let Their Children Fail"
High responsiveness and low demandingness parents don't give their children the chance to solve their own problems. A study explores the resulting low confidence and lack of independence in student...
When giving freedom to a child is the right (if scary) thing to do
LATE LAST SUMMER, as I attempted to get dinner ready, my son was working himself into a tizzy about something I can't recall. I allow myself to get pulled into these downward spirals all too often....
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 ...
It's National Unplugging Day. Via Medium, "Unplugging Mom: A One Man Play"
A 2014 study by UCLA researchers found that sixth graders who spent five days screen-free were better at reading facial expressions and nonverbal cues of human emotion at the end of the period than...
"Dear Parent Co" tackles: How to stop keeping score
Dear Parent Co. - My husband and I are constantly keeping track of who does what in our family - specifically the necessary day-to-day tasks. It’s become a competition and a source of resentment wh...
We like what DIY.org says about Minecraft (a game our kids are obsessed with, though we don't really get it). "Many people working in tech today got their start building with LEGO and SimCity. Tod...
NYC is one of the very best places to bring a kid
My family just returned from an impromptu trip to New York City. (Impromptu as in we were going stir crazy here in Vermont and needed a reprieve.) NYC is one of the very best places to bring a kid....
via Psychology Today, "Why French Kids Don't Have ADHD"
A provocative article: "In the United States, at least 9 percent of school-aged children have been diagnosed with ADHD, and are taking pharmaceutical medications. In France, the percentage of kids...
Via Quartz, "You probably don’t know the real story behind Baby on Board signs"
"Whether or not the sign can be used as the ultimate testimony of an unhealthy obsession with one’s children, there are a enough legends surrounding its creation and use to prompt a little record-s...
via @Quartz, "How American parenting is killing the American marriage"
"Sometime between when we were children and when we had children of our own, parenthood became a religion in America. As with many religions, complete unthinking devotion is required from its pract...
How to Look at Modern Art With Your Kids
You don’t need to "understand" art to enjoy it. Here are some tips on sharing that enjoyment with your kids, while teaching them about creativity and observation. I’ve always found the comments I h...
via The Atlantic: "How Parenting Became a DIY Project"
"From home birth to homemade baby food to homeschooling, raising kids is a way for parents to express their individuality." FROM How Parenting Became a DIY Project - The Atlantic.
It's Town Meeting Day here in Vermont. Town meeting is an annual tradition where town citizens come together to air grievances, address town business, and connect and socialize at the end of the Ve...
A Census Inspired Playlist (no one has ever written that before.)
According to the most recent census, the average age of first time moms in the US is 25.1. What topped the charts in 1990, the year THEY were born?
Challenging Assumptions About Teens, Tech and Teaching
I can’t stop thinking about the article “School Is About More Than Training Kids to Be Adults” by Micheal Godsy in the Atlantic. Godsy is a high school English teacher and baseball coach. The arti...
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 ...
Cartoonist Harry Bliss: If you can find a way to laugh - do it.
Harry Bliss is a cartoonist and cover artist for The New Yorker magazine. He has also illustrated several children’s books. Harry lives with his wife and step-daughter in Burlington, Vermont. Pare...
The 5 Movies I Couldn't Wait to Share With My Kids
The best thing about being a parent is reliving our favorite parts of our own childhoods through the eyes of our kids. And while there are countless ways to do that, some of the best in our house h...
Moms to the Front: The Joys and Pains of Touring with Kids | NOISEY
Speaking as a musician's wife, there's nothing my kids want more than to hit the road with their dad and his band. Little do they know it wouldn't be an endless stream of soda and crappy snacks. "...