The Doctor and The Dad
Kids say the darnedest things. And when they’re still little, they usually say the most poorly enunciated things too. The guy who wrote all those Family Circus comic strips back in the day made his entire living off this fact. Pasghetti and meat bulbs? Sounds like the perfect punch line to me! But sometimes parents […]
Want an easy way to get your kids to help out around the house more? Of course you do. We all do. That’s why the Baby Mop exists. (Too bad it stops working as soon as your baby starts toddling.) And for the life of us, we just can’t understand why they’ve yet to make a toy vacuum […]
Vanilla Ice was king of the suburban rap scene for a good three or four months back in middle school. But if you want to help your kids become fans of science for a lot longer than that, just get them to stop, collaborate and listen to this totally fun experiment! Who It’s For: Kids ages […]
Kids are scary smart these days, aren’t they? The “exasperated” kid’s mom certainly knows what we’re talking about: It seems like almost every time we turn around, one of our miniature megaminds is surprising us by saying some crazy big word – like “disintegrate” from our four-year-old, or “booger” from her little brother. (Most of […]
Today’s question is one we’ve all probably thought about a lot. (Or at least a little, like whenever the cable goes out.) What are some good indoor activities for kids that can boost my little one’s brainpower more than just watching TV? – Elyssa
In honor of Mother’s Day this weekend, our one- and three-year-old kids decided to give their mom a break and write this blog post for her. Here’s what they came up with:
Ever since our kids first developed the ability to hear (by around 28 weeks after conception), the Doctor and the Dad have loved sharing music with them. There are lots of great scientific reasons to do it – music promotes kids’ language development, creativity and concentration, for example. But mostly we do it because it’s […]