I feel like I'm either too strict or not strict enough, there's no middle ground. Some parents I know let their kids basically free reign with tablets and I feel judgy but also maybe I'm being too rigid? Our rule is basically 1 hour on school days and 2-3 hours on weekends but we bend it all the tim...

My kid just discovered Scratch and won't stop talking about it. Looking for a structured class (not online, in-person preferred) in the Seattle area. We tried a summer camp last year but it moved too fast. Any recommendations? Doesn't have to be cheap but it should actually be good.

Tried the elephant toothpaste experiment with my 8yo yesterday. Got hydrogen peroxide everywhere, kid got scared of the foam, dish soap in her eye. Would not recommend. Anyone know of actually kid-friendly chemistry experiments that don't end in tears and a mess?

I keep reading all these posts about 1 hour a day max or no screens on school nights and like... great for you I guess? But my kids have homework that requires computers, they use apps for school, and then they want to chill for 30 mins on TikTok or gaming. And sometimes I want them occupied while I...

My boy is 6 months old today. Honestly for the first few months I felt like I was just... helping. Like my wife was the real parent and I was assisting. But somewhere around month 4-5 it clicked. Now he reaches for me when I come home. He laughs at my stupid faces. Yesterday we were playing and he g...

This might be a weird question but I'm trying to figure out if what we're going through is normal. My wife and I had our son 9 weeks ago. Before baby, we were pretty affectionate, had a good balance of intimacy and just... connection. Now she's touched out constantly. I get it - she's been nursing, ...

I know a lot of us got into different stuff over the years. Some guys collecting vintage tools, some got into vinyl records or old watches or whatever. I'm curious what's actually worth collecting as a hobby versus just hoarding junk. Anyone doing something cool they want to talk about? Looking for ...

My 5yo watches a lot of YouTube (educational stuff mostly - StampyLonghead, CoComelon, etc) but the recommended videos next to them are INSANE. I saw Baby Shark but next to it was some weird animation that looked super creepy. I don't get how YouTube allows this. We use YouTube Kids now but even tha...

Planning a drive from SF to San Diego at the end of summer with my son. It's gonna be like 10 hours total (we're breaking it into two days). He's not a great car sitter - gets bored pretty fast. I've done the typical iPad thing but looking for recommendations on what actually works. Audiobooks? Game...

Just had a parent teacher conference where they're pushing sex ed that conflicts with what we're teaching. Not trying to shelter my kids but I want them grounded in Scripture before the world tells them who they should be. Balancing openness with protection is tough. What approaches are working for ...

Considering dropping the money on this since everyone raves about it. Currently using a cheap wrap from Target and it's... not great if I'm being honest. We live in Portland so we walk everywhere and having both hands free would be clutch. Is the Bjorn Mini worth like $100+ or should I just get bett...

I don't even know if I should be posting this but I'm kind of shocked at what my partner has been through the past 6 weeks. Like I knew pregnancy and birth would be hard but watching her recover... the bleeding, the pain, not being able to sit comfortably, the hormonal swings, trying to breastfeed w...

Considering buying this for our second kid coming in a few months. With our first (now 2) we had insane anxiety about SIDS and barely slept ourselves. Did it help ease your mind or just create MORE anxiety when it goes off? Real talk appreciated.

He saw me working from home and asked what I was doing. Tried to explain in simple terms and somehow ended up questioning everything about why I actually do this work. Spent 20 minutes thinking about my career choices while he played with blocks. Kids man. They ask the hardest questions without mean...

Grabbed one of these at a Buy Buy Baby clearance a few months ago. Stopped working at 4 months in. Couldn't get customer service, company basically ghosted me. Just go with a regular bottle and hot water dispenser. Would've been way cheaper and actually worked. Don't waste your cash like I did.