I’m Jason Kottke, Creator of Kottke.org, and This Is How I Parent – Info Tips and Tricks
Photo: Courtesy of Jason KottkeJason Kottke knows how to find stuff that’ll make you stop, look and think. When you visit his blog kottke.org, you…
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Amazon’s Read-Along App for Kids Is Now Free – Info Tips and Tricks
Screenshot: Amazon RapidsYou know those viral videos where it looks like you’re spying on a text conversation? They vary in satisfaction, but they’re…
Keep Your Left Shoe Next to Your Baby’s Car Seat – Info Tips and Tricks
Accidentally leaving a child in a hot car is a tragic mistake that anyone could make. Blame our faulty brains, among other things. (And if you haven’t…
Why You Should Let Your Kid Be Annoyingly Repetitive – Info Tips and Tricks
Photo: Goodnight MoonBefore my daughter learned to speak, she learned to sign, and the first sign she mastered was “more.” More meant more—as in,…
How to Keep Your Kid From Messing With Your Netflix History – Info Tips and Tricks
Screenshot: NetflixParents who share a Netflix account with their families know the distinct pain. After putting your kids to bed, you sit down to…
Make a Toddler Kiddie Pool at the Beach With a Cheap Shower Curtain – Info Computing
Photo: Pottery BarnThe beach seems like a fun place to take a toddler—in theory. But then you get there, and there are giant waves and stuff. Your…
What to Do When Your Kid Scribbles All Over the Sofa – Info Computing
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert, advice columnist and author of the New York Times bestselling book, My Boyfriend Barfed In My Handbag ... And Other…
To Get Your Kids to Take Your Advice, Have Someone Else Give it to Them – Info Computing
Photo: Jena Ardell (Getty Images)On the parenting podcast What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood, co-host Amy Wilson told a childhood…
How to Get a Free Breast Pump Through Your Insurance – Info Computing
Photo: ShutterstockNo sound transports me back to haze of new parenthood quite like the rhythmic hum of a breast pump. What at first looked to me…
I’m Writer Laura June, and This Is How I Parent – Info Tips and Tricks
Photo: Sylvie RosokoffIn her acclaimed new memoir Now My Heart Is Full, Laura June writes about how becoming a parent has helped her make peace with…