Who knew 5 days could last so long?
Thanksgiving weekend is just wrapping up here in the USA, and while it is not without a very real and problematic history that as an immigrant I’m still working out…
When did we start asking for this much from parents?
I recently read (ok, listened to in the car) The Parent Trap: How to stop overloading parents and fix our inequality crisis by Nate Hilger which is a very clear…
Prime day deals on Osmo
I talked about Osmo in a previous post (one of my favorite tech toys/ed tech). Don't miss the Prime day deals on Osmo today and tomorrow! Some of my favorites…
Privacy and social media
This one is hard. My sister asked me what I thought about sharing photos of your children on social media and, like many other topics I blog about, there’s no…
App review: Osmo starter kit
I'm going to start with a disclaimer - I love Osmo, I have loved the idea of it since I first heard about it when it the company was founded…
iPads in restaurants
A friend recently asked me to write a blog post about kids using technology while at a restaurant. I've gone around on this topic for a while... not entirely sure…
Recent research on screen time and development
While a lot of the time I write as a mom - I'm also a professor of education who reads new research on technology and kids for fun (ok, well,…
Parenting guilt (part 1 of infinity?): A space to not engage in intensive parenting.
It's a Sunday afternoon, and the perfect weather to be outside with my little one, taking a bike ride to the park or something equally wholesome. But the thought of…
Libraries under attack
Our town's libraries were all closed today due to a bomb threat that was made yesterday. It's the last couple of days of summer for our k-8 schools (and hot!)…
Finding your unicorn space
Driving down to Champaign yesterday, I was listening to a Momwell podcast - where guest Eve Rodsky was talking about her new book Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim your Creative…