Parenting and family stuff
good stuff from around the internet on raising good kids, building a family, etc.
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Parenting and family stuff
Sean Fennessey concludes his Letterboxd review of Arrival by saying, “Have kids, it changes you in good ways.” I agree but would add one note. Having kids reveals things about yourself to yourself, some good and some not so good. What matters is the revelation. Never waste a revelation.
Note to Self, at 35
The Absorbent Mind: A Classic in Education and Child Development for Educators and Parents
Maria Montessori • 2 highlights
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Raising Thoughtful & Curious Kids
Parenting is hard, and I want to keep track of some fundamentals amidst the noise of short-term advice.
Charlie Gedeon • 7 cards
as far as I can tell, the main difference between people who are completely overwhelmed with parenting and those who are having a great time raising their kids is that the latter don't really consider it a big deal when their children are upset with a decision they made
Maria Made in Cosmosx.comPeople shying away from having babies because they heard that it’s so hard are making one of those category errors that are inescapable in this rotten decade in this awful century: they think that hard is the opposite of good.
Freddie deBoer • I Didn't Know I Could Feel This Way
“Having parented successfully in the past may rank as a satisfying accomplishment retrospectively; but the bulk of research finds that being a parent, while it is happening, does not increase life satisfaction and may reduce it.”