| No Images? Click here  I spent many hours in my room as a kid playing with Lincoln Logs and dolls and all sorts of things — making up stories as I went. Yes, it was solitary, but I loved it, and I like to think my parents just let me be because they knew I was enjoying myself, but more importantly, I was relying on my own imagination and curiosity to spend the day.Fast forward 30-some-odd years, and I try to encourage my kids to free play — if my son wants to walk around the house carrying all his toys cause he’s “going on a trip” (and makes a mess as they fall all over the house), then so be it. I’m all for fostering creativity, imagination, and wonder.And I know I’m not alone in my desire to raise creative kids. So how do we do it? HuffPost’s Taylor Pittman turned to a number of experts — an art teacher, an early childhood specialist at a children’s museum, and a play expert — to learn how to instill curiosity and creativity in our kids.
Never gets old, does it?  Very helpful  From time limits to reward policies, families take many different approaches when it comes to screen time. We asked the HuffPost Parents’ Facebook community for their favorite tips. Here’s what you can learn from them.For when your kid is keeping you awake This is a very moving piece from HuffPost Personal, titled: My Two Sons Came Out As Gay And It Almost Destroyed Me. Here’s What Saved Me. I encourage you to read it… and weep. P.S.: A reminder to join us for our first-ever IRL parenting event, How To Raise A Kid, on Friday, November 2 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The core question we’ll try to answer: How I can help my kids navigate it all and grow up to be the kinds of people I’d be proud to be friends with: honest, respectful, empathetic, resilient, intelligent, curious, self-sufficient, creative? In short: not assholes. We’d love to see you there! More stories from the trenches:  HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More.A guide to helping you raise the kind of person you'd like to know. Love what you see? Send it to a friend. Did someone forward this email? If so, subscribe here. Can't get enough? Check out (In)formation and The Good Life. |
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