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These days there is practically a full spectrum between mindless couch potatoes, FaceTiming with the grandparents, and even doing one's homework. Actually, this is nerdier spectrum, it's a multidimensional n-space of various screen time options.
Why should you create an awesome Halloween costume with your kids? Here are at least 5 great reasons!
If your kids are into Pokémon cards and you haven't had a chance to look into it yet then read on! There are a few downsides to trading Pokémon Cards, but I would argue the learning opportunities and benefits outweigh the risks.
D&D has an amazing mix of probability, math, rules, and strategy with creativity, story telling, drawing, acting, improvisation, and leadership.
Had enough of your kids constantly playing Among Us? Why not send them outside to play the wink murder version without a screen!
Even the setup of Settlers of Catan can be complicated. For it to work well with younger kids, it's best to start with a simpler version.
I have always loved outer-space as far back as I can remember. So recently, when a friend asked if I knew of any cool videos related to outer space that kids might enjoy (and that ideally they could learn something from), I couldn't resist writing it up into this post!
Dear Nerdy Parents! I really love parenting and helping other parents. I hope that I’ve done that through the newsletter over the last few years. This has primarily been a side project that I cram into my day job and raising my 4 kids, but my dream is to
I like to compare the Santa Solution to a good puzzle or riddle and find a science education to be better than a scientific skeptic approach.
Since writing a post on Dungeons and Dragons back in May 2021, I've been asked to speak a couple times about this topic (and board games as educational tools more generally). The first presentation was Nerd Nite YEG (Edmonton) on May 14th, 2021. I recorded myself presenting to the group
This year many people are vaccinated, but there is one group that hasn't been able to receive any vaccinations yet (kids). Here's what we learned from last year's pandemic Halloween.
Autumn is the best time to take your kids out to look at the awe of the aurora borealis, or the northern lights!
Kids are smarter than we give them credit for, let's push ourselves to treat them as such.
I started writing weekly posts for The Nerdy Parent one year ago and have since written over 60,000 words! Read more for a few updates and requests.
Here's a technique I developed a few years ago when my fourth was young that should make that last leg of your driving a bit smoother!
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