Our Weekend System for choosing good apps by age
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what choosing good apps by age can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight, and…
Family Movie Night Rules Without the Daily Battle
Most advice about family movie night rules falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Our Weekend System for video game time limits
There is a reason video game time limits keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort…
How We Finally Solved 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…
How We Finally Solved educational youtube picks
Most advice about educational youtube picks falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Tablet Setup for Safety: What Works at Our House
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…
The Mistakes We Made With board games for mixed ages
There is a reason board games for mixed ages keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between…
Our Weekend System for outdoor play any weather
If you have ever started outdoor play any weather with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble is…
Crafts from Recycling by Age: What to Expect
Most advice about crafts from recycling falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a Tuesday…
Puzzle Weekends Ideas Worth Stealing
There is a reason puzzle weekends keeps coming up in conversations about Screens & Play: it sits right at the crossing point between effort and…
The Mistakes We Made With building blocks beyond toddler
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what building blocks beyond toddler can and cannot do. It will not fix everything…
How We Finally Solved audiobooks for car rides
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…
How We Finally Solved photography as a kid hobby
Most advice about photography as a kid hobby falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
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…
Screen-free Restaurant Kits: A Realistic Family Plan
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what screen-free restaurant kits can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight,…
How We Finally Solved library trip routines
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…
The Mistakes We Made With lego organization that lasts
Most advice about lego organization that lasts falls into two useless categories: intimidatingly thorough or vacuously cheerful. Neither helps on a…
Rainy Saturday Science Ideas Worth Stealing
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…
A Simple Checklist: family photo scavenger hunts
Before diving into techniques, it helps to be clear about what family photo scavenger hunts can and cannot do. It will not fix everything overnight,…
Balancing Screens and Movement Ideas Worth Stealing
If you have ever started balancing screens and movement with enthusiasm and quietly dropped it two weeks later, you are in good company. The trouble…