It’s Easy to Keep the Creeps Out of Your Kids’ Social Media
Kids hang out on social media, and you can’t be there to fight off every creep. So speak to them…
Don’t Throw Out Your Kids’ Old Toys—Just Upgrade ‘Em
Kids grow out of even the most beloved toys. Before you know it, yesterday’s prized possessions are gathering dust in…
How to Cure Your Kids of Jet Lag
My daughter was born in Riyadh in 2009, just as I was starting to report on some rough years in…
How to Make an Electronic Board to Keep Tabs on Your Family’s Chores
Now that sensors are on everything from underwear to blenders, the Internet of Things can sound like something a kid…
Kids Are Master Manipulators. So Use Game Theory Against Them
Kids are master manipulators. They play up their charms, pit adults against one another, and engage in loud, public wailing.…
Movies and Shows That Are Perfect for Parents and Kids
You’d rather run your nervous system through a wood chipper than listen to that balloon-headed Caillou whine another word—but it’s…
Use Minecraft to Amuse and Ensmarten Your Kids
While Minecraft can let kids spell dirty words in 10-foot-tall letters, the game can also develop problem-solving skills, spatial reasoning,…
So, Should I Let My Kid Eat Her Boogers?
You may want to repress this knowledge as soon as you read it, but we all ingest about a liter…
It’ll Be Really Hard to Test for Doping at the Rio Olympics
Now that Rio’s anti-doping lab is suspended, Olympics organizers might have to take athletes’ samples somewhere else. The post It’ll…
If Y’all Keep This Up, Every Baby Will Be Named Rhett by 2020
I have noticed an increase in the use of “Rhett” as a name. This leads to the question: When will…