Tag: kids
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A gentle bedtime story from Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner reads a new bedtime classic in a gentle, but firm style that many parents will appreciate. It’s a wonderful book for 21st century parents, not prudes.
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The best “hug it out” technique
I heard about the “hug it out” technique a few years ago and thought it was about hugging your hysterical child until s/he finally calms down.
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My wake-up call to play more with our kids
One of my friends gave me a long overdue wake-up call to play more with our kids recently. I was at a local park with our kids, along with my friend and his boys.
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Whether you should bring children into this world
Now and then I hear a couple discussing whether they want to bring children into this world. The world isn’t becoming safer, quite the opposite, and you can understand a couple’s reluctance to have children in these uncertain times.
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Explaining terrorism to children
The New York Times has a video feature about how a French children’s newspaper responded to kids’ questions about the recent Paris attacks by explaining terrorism to children. You should watch this if you are a parent.
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Cool volcano stuff for your kids
My son is fascinated by volcanoes and he asks me something about volcanoes several times a week. I came across a really cool National Geographic video about how their camera crew used drones to film an active volcano: I found a couple more links to volcano stuff on the National Geographic site which are pretty…
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Cracking the kiddie code
I’ve been thinking about our kids and their quirks and triggers a little more lately. In one sense it’s always on my mind because we interact with them daily, obviously, but what I mean is that I have been thinking about the little opportunities to understand our kids better as if they represent codes we…
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