No screens before 24 months. Thereafter, children should have a maximum of 1 hour of screens until age 5. Why is this? We have all heard the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations, but does it really matter? Is that just for television time or does that include educational content as well?
What our family has learned from heeding screen recommendations.
Some of the reasons for the recommendations of no screen time until 24 months is because research has shown that there are zero benefits to screens, educational or not. What studies have shown are that screens before 18 months of age affect children’s speech and language skills including reading skills and attention in the long-term. What do we do in place...
I love the idea of Grandparents Day! What a sweet time to reflect on the people that helped to shape you and shape your parents.
I did not grow up with grandparents living nearby. My maternal grandparents lived in Venezuela and my paternal grandparents lived in New York. So it was a long trip to visit either set of grandparents.
I was very fortunate to spend one long summer in Venezuela, and I even went to school there for a couple of months, but I really cannot say that my grandparents helped raise me.
The difference between one family and another can be light years different.
My husband, on the other hand, lived on the same street as his mother’s parents. She did...
In 2022, we’re all aware of the need for self-care.
Whether it be a corporate office pretending to give a crap by extending lunch breaks or a spouse that feels they exemplified selflessness by “letting” a mom shower in peace, there’s a lot of pretending out there when it comes to self-care.
Self-care in Motherhood
It shouldn’t even be such a buzzword in motherhood because the idea around self-care when you’re a mom is to simply take tiny bits of time to “recharge,” just to go back to motherhood. When will society accept moms are people, too?
The thing is, while there’s a ton of support around taking care of yourself, even as a mom *gasp*, there’s a lot of judgment in the...
I have a distinct memory of sitting in the backyard of the house I grew up in, asking my mom to play Barbie Dolls with me. “Sweetie,” she said, “Mommy will dress the Barbies and brush their hair, how about you make them talk?” I remember thinking, as a five-year-old, that this was so odd. How could my mom not want to engage 24/7 in the imaginative play that my sister, my friends, and I delighted in and couldn’t get enough of? But now? I get it.
I absolutely adore overhearing my five, seven, and even two-year old use their imaginations for pretend play. My five-year-old has especially dramatic voices she uses for her dolls and my seven-year-old can set...
7:42 a.m.
Day 1 of summer break.
My youngest, 11, comes up to me and lays in my lap as I am working. I already know what she is about to say because we have been here so many times before.
"I'm boooooored," she moans.
"I can't help you. You have plenty to do."
She marches off, mad and mumbling to herself.
I remember being that age and home during summer break. I spent my afternoons playing outside or with friends. I never told my mom that I was bored because she would just give me chores to do. I learned that lesson pretty quickly.
My kids have also learned the same lesson.
When my children were younger, I would plan out their summers. Bucket lists of...
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