Parenting and family stuff
good stuff from around the internet on raising good kids, building a family, etc.
by sari and · updated 5d ago
Parenting and family stuff
Sam Liebeskind added 5d ago
- The only thing I should feel is compassion because that’s the only thing I wish for people to feel for me. So I will do my best to give grace to everyone. But often the hardest thing is to give that grace to ourselves.
Sam Liebeskind added 5d ago
Yancy Strickler
Sam Liebeskind added 1mo ago
- In 1995, Putnam was concerned about teens who were alone 3.5 hours per day. But nowadays teens spend up to nine hours daily staring into screens, according to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychology.
Meanwhile, the amount of time spent with friends has dropped markedly The number of social outings has declined too. Almost every me... See morefrom 8 Ways of Connecting a Smartphone Can't Deliver by Ted Gioia
simon added 1mo ago
- Putnam believed that the single biggest risk factor was the growing amount of time people spent alone.
Even back when he wrote Bowling Alone —before smartphones and apps—teens were solitary for three-and-a-half hours per day. Adolescents spent more time alone than with their family.
For the first time in history, people were growing up disconnected... See morefrom 8 Ways of Connecting a Smartphone Can't Deliver by Ted Gioia
simon added 1mo ago
Sam Liebeskind added 1mo ago
- Notes on how to support new parents (only from my experience, idk how much this generalises):
Stuart Evans added 2mo ago
getting upset at your kids for making mistakes doesn't teach them to not make mistakes, it teaches them to hide their mistakes
sari added 4mo ago
The best parenting advice i once heard is, ‘If they are crabby, add water.’ This has served me well over the years and believe it or not, with a 2, 7 and 9 year-old. Run a bath, take a shower, water the garden, have a hot drink, have a cold drink… just add water. It works 99% of the time.
It reminds me of the Isak Denisen quote:
“The cure for anythin
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(One of my favorite pieces of parenting advice: You have to give yourself what you needed when you were a kid, and give your kids what they need now.)
from The Way You Wanted to Feel by Austin Kleon
simon added 5mo ago