Every morning, I wake up in bed with 3 guys, a girl, one turtle and several rabbits. Far from a sordid arrangement, the reality is closer to a cramped and sometimes stinky circus that includes me, my husband, our toddler and dogs, along with a few of my son’s current favorite stuffed animals. We never planned
Tag: screen time
File under Stuff I’ve Probably Already Talked About, but in the wake of this article in the Atlantic that constructs a bogeyman threat of how young people are being ruined by their smartphones, I wanted to address a few oft-overlooked points about the benefits of screen time. I won’t dish all the details of my
Screen time. Other than perhaps sleep training, I don’t know that there are two words that can cause more rifts between parents. It seems to be one of those things that parents are either all for (because screens are the future, we are raising digital “natives”, and they need to progress with the times) or totally against
I will start off by saying that I am not a hater of TV time. I myself find it completely enjoyable to plop down at the end of the day with a blanket, some popcorn, and a glass of wine, and watch whatever is in our Netflix queue (I may even let the hubby join
So this weeks post is my call for help! Miles is in second grade, so the last 2 years, during school vacation weeks we would sign him up for some fun camps or activities during those off days. Most of our family lives out-of-state and the best times to take vacations and spend time with
