Parenting and family stuff

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

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Dad Thought His Small Child Was Asking About Nazis, But The Reality Is Much Stranger | Digg

Grant Brunner digg.com

Sarah Salvatoriello

Adele Faber, 96, Who Helped Change How Parents Talk to Children, Dies

nytimes.com

Sam Liebeskind

Our relationship to children

k7v.in

Alex Dobrenko

Meaning Supplies

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SSam Liebeskind

Joe Edelman; social games to play in groups, etc.

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.

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Paul Graham on having children

Positive Discipline is a parenting philosophy that holds that the reason for a child’s misbehavior is a mistaken belief or goal he has while in pursuit of belonging and significance. In order to solve the behavior challenge while enabling the child to build self-discipline and responsibility, therefore, the belief must be handled first. Thus,... See more

Samantha Joy • Discipline as Encouragement

Stuart Evans

Let’s be open to letting go of cultural myths. We know that the benefits of teenage smartphones do not outweigh the risks and harms. There are thousands of reasons for buying a phone for your child, but there is only one reason to skip it: your child’s health and well-being. And that reason matters more than all the others.

Melanie Hempe • How to Delay the Age At Which Kids Get Smartphones

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wsj.com

Sam Liebeskind