Parenting and family stuff
good stuff from around the internet on raising good kids, building a family, etc.
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Parenting and family stuff
Prove you can do hard things
When a teenager asks why they need to learn calculus, what should you say?
You know they will never use it in adulthood, outside of certain career choices.
You could say, “It’ll help you get into college,” but then they’re left... See more
Nat Eliasontwitter.comIn only three generations, children in the British Isles as well as the United States have lost their freedom to roam, their independently explorable territories shrinking from hundreds of acres to the dimensions of each child’s own back yard. This is not an accusation toward parents; their decisions reflect their judgments about their children’s
... See moreSimplicio • The Last of the Monsters with Iron Teeth
fwiw I'm now quite enjoying having a baby, thanks to some mix of:
- baby is older and more active (almost crawling)
- attitude shifts on my part (nothing fancy, just getting more curious about skill-development - baby's and mine)
- getting 👇 off my chest helped me reorient
Malcolm Ocean x.comthread plus embedded thread
Lies We Tell Kids
paulgraham.com
Imagining such a scene made me laugh:
Why does it bother adults so much when kids do things reserved for adults? The idea of a foul-mouthed, cynical 10 year old leaning against a lamppost with a cigarette hanging out of the corner of his mouth is very disconcerting. But why?
“We have overprotected our kids in the real world and under-protected them online.” – Jonathan Haidt
TO MY MIND, THOUGH, there is a third development that has altered our parenting experience above all others, and that is the wholesale transformation of the child’s role, both in the home and in society. Since the end of World War II, childhood has been completely redefined. Today, we work hard to shield children from life’s hardships. But... See more
Jennifer Senior • All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
In other words, siblings are forced together, and then suddenly they’re not. The independence of adulthood—when proximity is no longer required and the obligations lessen—creates opportunities for siblings to build, repair, or discard the relationships of their youth, to stay stuck in or break free of the roles they played as children.
Carefully | Collaborative Child Care
carefullyapp.com