Parent Co. Daily News For Parents 3/08/16

by ParentCo. March 08, 2016

Why every father should bring his toddler out for a mini adventure.

I once took my then 4 year old to New Hampshire alone for 36 hours. Felt like a badass. Then I read about this guy and realized I'm no hero. Medium

Don’t Post About Me on Social Media, Children Say

Remember how easy it was for our parents to embarrass us? In the pre-internet dark ages, without the entire world at their fingertips? Recall that before you blast your kids all over the web. Well at The New York Times

The Wildest Rumpus: Maurice Sendak and the Art of Death

You take the things that terrify you, and turn them into something beautiful. Related fun fact, I've never read Where the Wild Things Are without choking up. "And the walls became the world all around." SINGLE TEAR.

Why Six Hours Of Sleep Is As Bad As None At All

Given this research, it's truly a wonder I never left my kid strapped to the grocery cart, not realizing until I made it all the way home to unload the bags. 

International Women’s Day 2016: What are you going to make?

Did you feel that draft? It was me fist pumping Microsoft's Make What's Next video. Invent, little ladies. INVENT. Youtube


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