An Antidote for Kids’ Digital Addiction
( iD Tech sponsored this post, but it’s my opinion that they’re rad all on their own merit. ) Like a lot of kids, my 10-year-old son is extremely addicted to tech (video games, apps, devices OH MY!) often to his mother’s and my dismay. We try to moderate his digital diet while still trying […]
My Kid Just Said… #45
“”Why does she sound like Darth Vader?” -Finn (2014, 4.5 years old) Children oversimplify things. It’s just what they roll. My son was out with my wife while she ran some errands. A lady came up to them and asked them a question. She must’ve had some previous esophageal cancer or larynx ailment because […]
Clouds – Scrabble Scribble #1 (a father and son collaboration)
I recently discovered some “urban art” my 4yo son made on the side of our house and posted a picture of the two graffitied characters. It sparked an idea. I’d like to think it’s me and my son, except he doesn’t look too thrilled. I’d always wanted to do a comic strip, so the […]
Safety from Children: Impact Probability Chart
It’s a Murphy’s Law of sorts. What can make an impact on a Peril Zone, will… reeeeally hard. Not every time, of course, but that’s what this chart is for, to show you the likelihood of impact, and where. Instances of board-books that weigh as much as a manhole cover making a “direct hit” are […]
Safety from Children: Baby Carrying Warning
Attention: Kids need love and protection, that’s a given, but we adults do a better job of delivering these things to kids when we are not, ourselves, in danger or excruciating pain. There is a massive amount of information out there for keeping babies and children safe, but there is a gaping vacuum of information […]
Child Safety: Shopping Cart Warning
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