Parents, I am begging you: please stop telling children not to play with sticks. Have you ever wondered why nearly every child, regardless of where they live or what toys they own, eventually picks up a stick? Unlike most toys, a stick doesn’t tell a child what it should be. The child gets to decide…
I want you to think about your life as an adult. Think about the things you do and the places you go in your everyday life. You are probably thinking about what your daily/weekly/monthly schedule looks like, right? From the time you wake up in the morning until you go to bed at night, there…
Many years ago, decades really, I was a young child growing up in the 70’s and 80’s. Things were different back then. Yes, we had toys, lots of them – I had a very privileged childhood. But, playing with toys wasn’t the majority of what occupied my time. The majority of my time was spent…
Ok, y’all, when did we decide that boredom was a negative part of the childhood experience? I guess the idea has been around for a while. I remember my mom talking about a friend’s house that I used to go to where the mom would plan activities for us every time I came over. We…
Introduction Just like you, I typically make a trip to the grocery store at least once a week, often more. The difference now is that I no longer have a young child in tow. But even when my daughter was young (she’s almost 17 now), it was not uncommon for me to see other children…