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It Started with Spoons and Bowls and Ended with a Band Called Turnip Friends
Proof that you don’t need talent to make music with your kids.
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Spoons, Pots, and Chaos: A Screen-Free Music Experiment
Warning: May contain loud bangs, offbeat singing, and family bonding.
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Real Screen-Free Activities Tested by a Real-Life Dad
At its core, this space has always been about real-time parenting without screens. But I want to give you something you can rely on. Something that…
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March 2025

What If You Only Had One Weekend With Your Kids?
We see our kids every day and are around each other constantly. But because that time feels unlimited, it’s easy to let it slip by. We pull out our…
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Sick Days and Screens
When your kid is sick, everything shifts. The usual rules? Out the window. The routines? Forgotten. You’re just trying to make it through the day with…
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The Power of Play
The other day, I watched my 4-year-old unroll the entire roll of toilet paper just to get the toilet paper roll. She then took the toilet paper roll…
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Reflections of a Dad #2
There's a peculiar kind of tiredness that seeps into your bones when you're a dad. It's not the satisfying fatigue after a long hike or the drowsiness…
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6 Hours, 6 Activities… and Then What? My Screen-Free Road Trip Recap
In my last post, I laid out the plan: Six hours in the car and six carefully planned screen-free activities. But there was one flaw in my plan:I didn’t…
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6 Hours, 6 Activities: My Screen-Free Plan for a Road Trip with Two Young Kids
By the time you’re reading this, we’ll already be on the road. My two daughters—ages four and eighteen months—are strapped into their car seats, snacks…
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Reflections of a Dad #1
Every Friday, just as the sun begins to warm the city streets, my daughter and I set out on our weekly excursion. It's nothing crazy or elaborate—just a…
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The Magic of the Mundane
Letting your toddler help with simple, everyday chores isn’t just a way to keep them occupied. It plays a key role in their development and strengthens…
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Play Like a Kid
There was a time for all of us when an old cardboard box was a spaceship. When the couch cushions weren’t just furniture, they were stepping stones over…
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