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I didn’t know about gentle parenting until my son was over a year old. I always thought I could be a better parent to older children than younger ones. My wife is less kind than me, so I sometimes think that maybe I’m just a pushover. Thank you for registering! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed on the go. Download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our settings page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. I…
Last July, I let my 7- and 9-year-olds stay in my air-conditioned car on a sweltering day and let them play games on my iPad. When I returned from my errand 20 minutes later, the air conditioner was out and the children were showing signs of heat stroke. They didn’t even notice, let alone take off their seatbelts and open the door.An important lesson is to never leave your child alone in the car, no matter what. But I also brought up one more thing. My kids would rather die than be disconnected from the screen.Given the impact that electronic…
COLUMBIA — About two years ago, I was at a basement rave in a rented room for college students.From the right side of the polite house, go down the driveway, slope into the backyard, find a concrete slab bordered by college students, walk past the doorman (there was almost always a doorman??) and into another large concrete slab. The structure is like being inside a concrete block. The noise cancels everything out. An abandoned piano was pushed to the far left, and a precarious little staircase in the corner led to the house.Some of my favorite DIY raves took place…
When I was in 7th and 8th grade, I had a friend who had very strict parents. She was not allowed to have a phone or use social media, and was rarely allowed to hang out with friends. Despite these strict rules, she did everything her parents tried to restrict her from doing. She had a Snapchat, a boyfriend, and would sometimes sneak out of the house at night. She was constantly sharing stories with her friends about how she smoked, drank, and sent nude photos to boys online. Her parents placed many restrictions on her, but she found a…
On this page: Read the Science Matters Newsletter story – Do-It-Yourself Air Cleaners: Making Cleaner Air More Accessible Key Messages Do-It-Yourself (DIY) air cleaners, made with a box fan and MERV 13 air filter, are a cost-effective method for reducing smoke concentrations. Only use newer, certified box fans with added safety features (2012 models or newer). Improve the effectiveness of the basic DIY air cleaner design: Add a cardboard shroud (a no-cost improvement). Use a thicker filter(s) (4” rather than 1”). Use multiple filters (2 to 5 filter air cleaner designs). Keep extra filters on hand and replace when dirty. Keep…
Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have questions about care and feeding? Please submit here. Dear care and food, We know it’s important for parents to support each other while raising children and ensure each gets the break they need, but the level at which one parent needs a break is different from that of the other. How should I approach this when they are fundamentally different? My husband was very gentle with our 19-month-old and 2-year-old when they were infants, but now he is firmly treating them as toddlers. Within 30 minutes of entering the school year,…
This may not sound like something a beauty editor would say, but I’ve never worn false eyelashes. So I said, To be honest, I think a lot of them are a little too fake for me, but I love lazy girl makeup, so most days I don’t feel like wearing makeup. But these days, they are designed to look more natural, so I decided to be ambitious and give DIY eyelash extensions a try. I wondered why not. You might become an eyelash extensions convert!Well, I tried it out one night before an event and let’s just say it was…
The content below may contain affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase, we receive a commission. This blog post was originally published on June 10, 2020. Father’s Day is less than two weeks away, and I definitely forgot about it this year. Looking for a DIY gift for dad that you can do with the kids this year? This adorable portrait keychain is a hit and so much fun to put together with just 6 materials. Fun crafts and Happy Father’s Day!! I think both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are great times for children to…
A few months ago, I had dinner with one of my best friends, alone, without a partner or kids. (Yes, there was a baby present, but he was asleep.) It was a masterful feat of coordination involving constantly moving parts and parts that come with kids and work schedules. Just so we moms can separate the salad and eggplant parmesan. on a weekday night. We complained about our toddler and the crazy roller coaster ride our kids put us on, and confessed that we felt like shitty moms. After giving birth to my second child, I worked with very little…
The other evening I was having dinner with a colleague and his five children. Most of his children, like me, are in their 20s, living at home, or trying to achieve or launch varying degrees of success. As my five children compared notes between the ages of 21 and 31, we realized how different this period of our lives was from our own experiences at the time. While we can expect to buy a home worth four times our annual income, our children can expect to take on a mortgage seven times as much. Where we once recognized a career…