I've written a number of posts about screen time before, but this is a topic that needs reviewing. Our children are the first generation to be raised in a world where babies are practically born with a device in their hands. For a while now, we … [Read more]
Calming Activities for Kids
Recently, I wrote about a workshop I attended on Helping Children Manage Anxiety. It is a topic close to the hearts of many parents, myself included. The following guest post extrapolates further on the subject providing several calming activities … [Read more]
Learn With Mochi Screenless Coding
CreativityBox.org, an education technology public-benefit corporation, is launching its first consumer-facing product for children ages 3-6. Mochi Screenless Coding is designed to teach young children how to program without a screen. The … [Read more]
Educational Gift Ideas for Christmas
Christmas is around the corner again, so I've been doing some online window shopping for educational Christmas gift ideas. Of course, they also have to be cool gifts - as in, the kind of gifts I would love to receive myself. Here's what I … [Read more]
Communication and Mental Health
The talk at school today was on Communication and Mental Health by Natasha Devon. It was the first time I've heard her speak and she is an excellent speaker. I highly recommend hearing her talk if you ever get the chance to. I really wish I'd gone in … [Read more]
Helping Children Manage Anxiety
With camp around the corner, G1's anxiety levels are at an all-time high. It was pretty good timing that our school ran a workshop on anxiety and learning to manage it. These are my notes from the workshop (with annotations)... Defining … [Read more]
