Parenting and family stuff

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

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Alara and

you should probably have a kid

benedict benexdict.io

Stuart Evans

(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.)

Austin Kleon • The Way You Wanted to Feel

simon

things i want to try with my kids

sari • 10 cards

Good Inside

Becky Kennedy • 1 highlight

goodinside.com

Laura Pike Seeley

I once read in a parenting book that one way to deal with kids’ tantrums is to “parent with awe.” In Hunt, Gather, Parent, Michaeleen Doucleff observes the way some Inuit mothers are able to calm children by encouraging them to turn their attention toward beautiful, worldly things.

#179: Beyond Routines

sari

simon

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Brene Brown • 3 highlights

amazon.com

sari

For what it’s worth, in raising our own kids we created an effective, balanced, common-sense approach based not on rules but on three principles. Treat everyone with respect. Whatever you undertake, give it your best effort. You, and only you, are accountable for your actions.

alex