Parenting and Family
The work of raising people and tending to the people who raised us.
The Biggest Parenting Shift of 2026 Is Families Going Back to Board Games and Landlines
Pinterest data shows parents are actively choosing analog tools over screens for their kids. The trend is not nostalgia. It is a deliberate...
Families Are Going Analog in 2026 and It Is Reshaping How Parents Think About Childhood
A growing movement of parents is embracing screen-free living, swapping tablets for board games and structured activities for open-ended...
The Going Analog Movement Is Changing How Families Raise Kids in 2026
Parents are pulling screens out of their children's hands and replacing them with board games, puzzles, and unstructured time outside. The...
The Family Meal Is Doing More For Your Kids Than Any After School Program
The Harvard Family Dinner Project has 25 years of research showing that four or more shared family meals per week is associated with...
The Japanese Practice of Eating Until 80% Full Is Changing How Parents Think About Food at Home
Hara hachi bu, the Okinawan principle of stopping before you feel stuffed, is gaining traction among American families looking for a...
Hybrid Parenting Is Replacing the One Size Fits All Approach and Parents Are Finally Breathing
The era of picking a single parenting philosophy and defending it online is ending. Parents in 2026 are mixing styles and the results are...
Gen Alpha Is Using AI to Do Homework and Parents Have Not Agreed on What to Think About It
With 86 percent of students globally already using AI in their learning and AI tutoring platforms multiplying rapidly, parents are...
Using Your Phone to Calm Your Toddler Is Backfiring, New Study Finds
A UC Irvine study published April 23 found that using digital devices to soothe young children is linked to higher rates of behavior...
What the Research Actually Says About Raising Resilient Kids in 2026
Parenting in the digital age is full of conflicting advice. The research on what actually builds resilience in children points toward three...
Your Kid Does Not Need Protection From Failure. They Need You to Stop Rescuing Them From It.
Resilience is not built by removing obstacles. It is built by letting children encounter obstacles and discovering they can handle them....
Spring Is the Perfect Time to Reset Your Family's Screen Habits. Here Is Where to Start.
Device use for children ages 8 to 12 crossed 5 hours per day for entertainment in the latest Common Sense Media report. Spring offers a...
More Parents Are Going Analog on Purpose and the Research Behind It Is Hard to Dismiss
Board games, puzzles, landlines, and deliberate screen limits are becoming a serious parenting strategy in 2026. Here is what is driving it...
Screen-Free Summer Camps Are Getting So Popular That Some Are Booked a Year Out
Parents who want their kids to spend eight weeks without a phone are competing harder than they did in previous years. The waitlists are...
The Family Dinner Data Parents Are Finally Paying Attention To
The research on family dinner is stronger than you probably realize. Four nights a week at the table correlates with outcomes on academics,...
The Wait Until 8th Movement Is Spreading. Here Is Why Parents Are Finally Pushing Back On Smartphones For Kids.
More than 90,000 families have now pledged to delay smartphones until at least eighth grade. The research behind the movement has gotten...
Parenting Is Not an Instinct It Is a Skill and the Sooner You Accept That the Better Your Family Gets
The biggest shift in parenting culture right now is the recognition that raising children well is not something you are born knowing how to...
Parents Are Raising the First AI-Native Generation and Most of Them Are Getting It Wrong
Children born after 2018 are growing up with AI tools as a normal part of their environment. Most parents are either banning the tools...
Your Relationship With Your Teen Matters More Than Their Screen Time
Research from Pew and Gallup shows that the strength of the parent-child relationship neutralizes the mental health effects of heavy social...
The Analog Parenting Movement Is Not a Trend It Is a Correction
Families across the country are swapping screens for board games and landlines for smartphones. This is not nostalgia. It is parents making...
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