Parenting and family stuff

good stuff from around the internet on raising good kids, building a family, etc.

Opinion | One Thing Parents Can Control

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Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. — C. S. Lewis, “On Stories” https://t.co/wGA8Ixcmye

Dylan O'Sullivan

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simon

“Bad behavior is when feelings are greater than skills”

Instead of punishing behaviors, level up skills

Dr. Becky

Sam Liebeskind

A Building the Plane Cultural Manifesto

Latham Turner lathamt.substack.com

Stuart Evans

Mating in Captivity

Esther Perel • 4 highlights

goodreads.com

Jay Matthews

The Last of the Monsters with Iron Teeth

Simplicio carcinisation.com

Keely Adler

getting upset at your kids for making mistakes doesn't teach them to not make mistakes, it teaches them to hide their mistakes

sari

The reasons parents don't want their teenage kids having sex are complex. There are some obvious dangers: pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. But those aren't the only reasons parents don't want their kids having sex. The average parents of a 14 year old girl would hate the idea of her having sex even if there were zero risk of pregnancy... See more

Lies We Tell Kids

simon

On Loneliness and Art

substack.com

alex