Parenting and family stuff

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

The Fair Play Book | Fair Play Life

The more money you make, the less likely you are to place ‘being a parent’ at the center of your identity. Part of this probably has to do with the fact that middle and upper-income people are more likely to understand their identity as their job, but even that doesn’t fully explain this stat. Instead, I’d argue that bourgeois parents are more

Anne Helen Petersen • The Anxious Style of American Parenting

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

Ozan ozanvarol.com

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?”