Screen-Free Activities

The summer my oldest, Sarah, turned twelve, I realized we were losing the battle to the “blue light glow.” Every time I turned around, my three kids were hunched over like little question marks, thumbs scrolling through nothingness. I felt like a failure. I was the “gentle parent,” yet I found myself wanting to hurl … Read more

I still remember a road trip we took when my youngest was three. We had snacks, juice boxes, a carefully packed bag of toys… and still, somewhere around the 45-minute mark, he looked at me and said, “Are we there yet?” on repeat like a broken record. If I could go back and tell my … Read more