Kids are ANTI-FRAGILE
Antifragile. It's my new favorite word. Fragile things (and people) need to be protected from chaos and adversity. Robust things (and...
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marilynmorris123
Apr 242 min read
Isn’t That Interesting (with thanks to Moshe Kasher)
My tidbit of parenting wisdom today comes from an atypical source: a memoir by a stand-up comedian musing about rigid adherence to the...
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marilynmorris123
Feb 212 min read
Banned Books
Love your child and use your common sense. Don’t read parenting books. That’s long been my go-to advice (often unsolicited) for new...
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marilynmorris123
Jan 302 min read
Finding Enough
My daughter and her girlfriend recently taught me how to play MarioCart. As most of you probably know better than I do, it’s a car racing...
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marilynmorris123
Jan 172 min read
A preemptive "why?"
A recent article in the online magazine Parents provides useful tips for raising a strong-willed child.[1] The article reminds us how our...
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marilynmorris123
Dec 28, 20232 min read
Some problems don't need solving
I'm amused by the existence of "Smooth Tear" toilet paper. It's true that sometimes toilet paper doesn't tear exactly along the...
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marilynmorris123
Dec 20, 20232 min read
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT (Commentaries on recent publications in academic pediatrics)
Positive Childhood Experiences and Adult Health Outcomes Or: How listening to your children helps them become healthy adults. In June of...
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marilynmorris123
Dec 11, 20232 min read
It's not all Small Stuff
Richard’s Carlson’s 1997 book, “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff; And It’s All Small Stuff,” sold over 15 million copies. The phrase became...
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marilynmorris123
Dec 11, 20232 min read
"I don't WANT to!!!"
I mentally pause on the meaning of the word “want” whenever I hear a child object: “But I don’t want to!” When our kids were small, my...
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