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Stories, tips, and things we've learned about raising kids with big feelings.

Digital Books in the Classroom: A Teacher's 10-Minute Quick-Start
Jul 04, 2026
Digital Books in the Classroom: A Teacher's 10-Minute Quick-Start
Every teacher knows the read-aloud arm cramp: hold the book, rotate it slowly across twenty-two sightlines,...
Books About Trying New Things: For the Kid Whose Answer Is Always "No"
Jul 04, 2026
Books About Trying New Things: For the Kid Whose Answer Is Always "No"
Some kids leap first. Yours surveys, calculates, and declines. New food: no. New swim class: no. The big sl...
Grandma's Cheat Sheet: Bedtime for a 4-Year-Old (Babysitter Edition)
Jul 04, 2026
Grandma's Cheat Sheet: Bedtime for a 4-Year-Old (Babysitter Edition)
To every grandparent, aunt, uncle, and brave family friend on duty tonight: small children are ruthless aud...
"I'm Bored!": Why Boredom Is Good — and the Story Cure When It Isn't
Jul 04, 2026
"I'm Bored!": Why Boredom Is Good — and the Story Cure When It Isn't
"I'm boooored" triggers something primal in modern parents: the urge to fix it immediately, usually with a ...
Teaching Kids to Take Turns: Why "Wait Your Turn" Fails
Jul 04, 2026
Teaching Kids to Take Turns: Why "Wait Your Turn" Fails
"Wait your turn" fails for a precise reason: to a three-year-old, waiting is a formless void. No shape, no ...
Books for Highly Sensitive Kids: For the Child Who Feels Everything
Jul 04, 2026
Books for Highly Sensitive Kids: For the Child Who Feels Everything
You know if you're raising one: the child who sobbed at the movie scene other kids ignored, who feels the c...
Flying With a Preschooler: The Carry-On Story Kit
Jul 04, 2026
Flying With a Preschooler: The Carry-On Story Kit
Air travel with a small child is a project with phases, and each phase has a failure mode: boarding (overst...
How Many Books Should You Read to a Toddler a Day?
Jul 04, 2026
How Many Books Should You Read to a Toddler a Day?
Somewhere a chart is circulating that made you feel behind. Let's replace anxiety with arithmetic and hones...
Bedtime Stories for 6-Year-Olds: Feeding the "Why" Machine
Jul 04, 2026
Bedtime Stories for 6-Year-Olds: Feeding the "Why" Machine
Six is when the audience starts talking back — in the best way. They question motives ("why didn't he just ...