kids

  • How To Listen When Your Kid Has A Bad Day

    Late-afternoon crankiness is a very real thing for kids attending school. They’ve (mostly) held it together for their teachers all day, and home is their safe place, so as soon as they see us, their parents, they may feel compelled to unleash all of the day’s frustration.


  • Focus On Your Kids’ Health, Not Their Weight

    Recently WW, the company formerly known as Weight Watchers, introduced a “health coaching” app for kids called Kurbo. It’s obviously meant for weight loss, even though dieting isn’t appropriate for many kids, and can lead to disordered eating. Healthy approaches to managing kids’ weight should focus on building healthy eating and exercise habits, guidelines say,…


  • Print Out Your Kid’s Non-Fiction eBooks

    I don’t read a lot of ebooks with my kid, but I can certainly appreciate the convenience of them. They’re fantastic for travel (take this from someone who just helped my daughter lug a backpack full of giant activity books onto an aeroplane). They can also cost less per title than print versions and may…