Parenting and family stuff

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

sari and

The End of Mom Guilt

Lara Bazelon theatlantic.com

sari

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Brene Brown • 3 highlights

amazon.com

sari

When boys are showing care and concern and support for other people, celebrate it in the same way that you might celebrate more traditional things that are celebrated for boys, like sports victories or catching a big fish. You want to celebrate when they care for friends or family, too

Keren Landman • How to talk to boys so they grow into better men

Laura Pike Seeley

andrea and

Add to Cart: Books About Words That Aren't Dictionaries

Jennifer Shonkoff childhoodcurator.substack.com

Stuart Evans

The Last of the Monsters with Iron Teeth

Simplicio carcinisation.com

Keely Adler

The New Fatherhood | Kevin Maguire | Substack

thenewfatherhood.org

Stuart Evans

Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

Gabor Mate • 1 highlight

amazon.com

sari

Lies We Tell Kids

paulgraham.com

kkev

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?