Parenting and family stuff

Parenting and family stuff

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

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Stop asking children these seven questions (and ask these instead) - Ozan Varol

Ozan ozanvarol.com

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CCharlie Gedeon

The questions from the article:

“What did you learn today?” vs. “What did you disagree with today?”
“What did you accomplish this week?” vs. “What did you fail at this week?”
“Here’s how you do that.” vs. “How would you solve this problem?”
“Here’s your new kindergarten” vs. “What kindergarten do you want to attend?”
“That’s just the way it is.” vs. “Great question. Why don’t you figure out the answer?”
“You can’t do that.” vs. “What would it take to do that?”
“Did you make a new friend today?” vs. “How did you help someone today?”

Manifesto of the idle parent

Austin Kleon austinkleon.com

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Parenting : Who is it really for?

Derek Sivers sive.rs

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“What matters most in how kids turn out is who we are as parents”

Farnam Street • Dr. Laura Markham: Peaceful Parenting [The Knowledge Project Ep. #52]

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On Loneliness and Art

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The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed

Jessica Lahey • 5 highlights

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The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of Disconnected and Unhappy Kids

Madeline Levine • 1 highlight

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Our relationship to children

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