Parenting and family stuff

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

you can consume which is least valuable, you can participate which is more valuable, and you can create which is the most valuable -- Robert G's lesson to his kids

Sam Liebeskind

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

Acceptance Parenting | The Point Magazine

Agnes Callard thepointmag.com

sari

Blueprint for a Golden Age | Samantha Watkins | Substack

blueprintforagoldenage.substack.com

Stuart Evans

Forced to Care

Anne Helen Petersen annehelen.substack.com

Keely Adler

Janet Lansbury’s Gospel of Less Anxious Parenting

The New Yorker newyorker.com

sari

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 metric... See more

Ted Gioia • 8 Ways of Connecting a Smartphone Can't Deliver

simon

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 Art of Writing a Novel Slowly

Daniel Southwell medium.com

Jay Matthews