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• They Say: Boys Read if Dad Does

  Does your son like to read? Congratulations, Dad, you're doing your job.  A new study out of Australia says boys in two-parents households are more likely to read if their father does. If Mom reads, girls do too. In single-parent households (where Mom is usually the present parent - at least in this study), kids of both genders were equally influenced by Mom's reading habits. So what's the catch? Read More... Posted Dec 01 2008, 03:30 PM by JeanneSager with | with 14 comment(s) Filed under: children's books, books, reading, free time, reading with kids, Jeanne Sager, they say, reading habits, reading to kids, parents reading, kid books

• How Old Is Old Enough To Play Outside Alone?

  I live on top of a hill.  There's more than a quarter mile between my house and the street, and it's really a kid's paradise up here:  a playset, a trampoline, our neighbors' regulation soccer field.   Still, as safe and secure as we are, we wonder at what age it's safe to let the kids play outside without adult supervision.  I've let my oldest daughter go outside with her friends since she was five, but what about younger siblings and cousins who want to tag along?  What if the kids have a fight and storm off, and get lost?   I can't even imagine how parents make this decision when they live in neighborhoods, or cities - places where cars and strangers are a real risk.   Read More... Posted Aug 26 2008, 02:23 PM by Amy S.F. Lutz with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: free time, kids playing outside alone, stranger abductions, rosa brooks

• Free Weekend? Five Things NOT to Do

  So let's say, hypothetically, your wife takes the kid(s) for a day and suddenly, happily, you have an entire weekend day to yourself. A weekend day! While you might question how on earth this happened, you might also find yourself sitting at a lonely desk, sipping coffee and eating one too many doughnuts all while thinking: Well, Jebus, now what the hell do I do? Do you ... Read More... Posted May 04 2008, 03:12 PM by Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: children, free time, weekend, House, wife, to-do

• Sometimes The Best Thing Is a Little QUIET

  When dad and English teacher Robert Wilder turned 41, what he wanted more than anything was a few hours of quiet. Meaning a little chunk of time where he didn't have to talk to anyone, answer questions, argue over snacks, sing songs, or otherwise yap yap yap. I feel that. Anyhow, he made like the monks do and took a short vow of silence. Wisely, he took most of it out of the house. It's a pretty nice story about how to carve out some "not-giving" time, and since most of us parents give lots during the day, it's a good practice. Though I suspect those in my household would welcome my vow of silence even more than I would.  Read More... Posted Aug 29 2007, 10:31 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: free time, breaks, day off, silence

• Parents: IF You had Free Time What would you Do?

  As parents, we really don't get much free time. I know, I'm preaching to the choir, right? Let's do a mental exercise for a minute. What would you do if you did get some free time? VampDaddy has been thinking a lot about this. He has a list of several things he would do if he got a break that includes yoga, reading, estate planning and uploading all of his cds to itunes. Hmmm. If I had free time I'm thinking sleep would top my list. I'd also be very interested in going to the beach (assuming it was a lot warmer) and taking a leisurely bath. Maybe I'd go to the National Gallery. I'd also probably cave into the peer pressure and check out Second Life. What would you do if you had free time?  Posted Feb 19 2007, 11:19 AM by Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, free time, VampDaddy