An overwhelming and increasing majority of parents are choosing not to vaccinate their kids from COVID. While my wife and I were at the front of the line to get ourselves vaccinated, we’re in good company with the more than 70% of parents who are in no rush to get shots for their 5 to […]
Capturing your kids’ moments from behind
We have a couple of walls of photos of our children through the years, which I sometimes like to get lost in as I remember the milestones and moments. The other day I noticed that many of my favorite shots all have one thing in common – I didn’t capture their faces. Like other favorites, […]
Kid classics that would not be released today
As parents, we’ve introduced our kids to stories we grew up with, both on TV and in print. Jennifer and I have often wryly remarked to each other how, as sensibilities have evolved, a lot of the material probably wouldn’t be approved by today’s editors. This includes much older publications like 1941’s “Curious George”, but […]
40 best books for toddlers, preschoolers (and their parents)
(I first posted the following three years ago and it remains one of my most popular posts, so I thought I’d share it again. Since we created this list, I’d now add one that our son thoroughly enjoyed: Itsy Mitsy Runs Away, a fun book about a little girl who hates bedtime. It reminds me […]
Relieving the relentlessness
Shortly after our first child was born, a work colleague, Paul, shared with me the story of how he’d once been asked by a journalist to sum up in one word what being a parent is like. His choice: relentless. Although he thought becoming a parent was one of most rewarding things he’d ever done, […]