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Childhood Unplugged: How Katherine Martinko Gets Kids Off Screens (And How You Can Too)

Struggling to get your kids to reduce their screen time and off their devices? You're not alone. Author Katherine Johnson Martinko offers insight and advice in her new book, Childhood Unplugged. Here is our interview.

Among all the other things we have to deal with these days, screen time has quickly become a big issue for today’s parents. It can feel really hard to get our kids off our screens. We can feel like bad parents for letting them indulge in YouTube rabbit roles and prolonged Minecraft sessions. There has to be a better way, right? Katherine Johnson Martinko certainly thinks so. And she thinks you…

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The Terrible Twos Ain't All That Bad, Y'Know

Believe when I say that I know the terrible twos can be a very challenging time. But, through the right lens, they can be pretty terrific too.

Whether or not you have kids of your own, you’ve surely heard about the terrible twos. Society has taught us all that those two-year-old toddlers can be absolute tyrants. That particular age is the bane of every parent’s existence, because you simply cannot negotiate with these little terrors and their ceaseless tantrums. Here’s the thing, though. Despite the tantrums and big emotions of the…

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Are You Pushing Your Kids Too Much? Not Enough?

How much do you push your kids to discover and explore their talents? If they don't want to go to soccer or piano or ballet anymore, do you still force them to go?

Hypothetically speaking, let’s say you discover that your son is really good at ice skating. Like really, really good. You hand him a hockey stick and learn he’s really, really good at puck handling and all that too. He’s a natural. In fact, he’s so good that you’re starting to think he could be NHL material some day. He really enjoys it at first, but there are some days he just doesn’t want to…

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Passive-Aggressive Pitfalls Every Parent Should Avoid

Are you guilty of any of these passive-aggressive behaviors in your life as a parent? Do you refer to "your" son when he's misbehaving rather than "our" son?

Our marriage is hardly perfect. Nobody’s is. We have our frustrations, disagreements and arguments like any other couple. Especially those who’ve been together for over two decades. I know I can be irritating and irritable. I also know that introducing young children to the situation can elevate stress, reduce sleep, and put everyone on edge. Parenting is really hard. And, unsurprisingly, we’re…

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A Hill I’m Willing to Die On

I’ve talked about this before, but just because I’m the LADY in my marriage does not mean I’m responsible for 100% of our family agenda outside literally my husband’s work schedule. Despite the fact that many, many people seem to think that I am.

I can’t tell you how often my husband will ask someone a question, and they send the answer to ME. completely contextless, I’ll get an email address or details for a family event, as though he cannot possibly be trusted with that information. WTF he’s the one who asked for it in the first place! 

I know that probably when they had kids, they were the keepers of the family schedule, bc they didn’t work while their husbands did, but it’s not like that for us! Adam and I both work! A Lot! I have a full time job! helloooo! So we really do split things well! He’s really the partner in our marriage! I trust him to make a lot of decisions that were “mom” decisions historically, because I have to! I don’t have time! 

anyway, I just got another email with a piece of information that Adam asked for, without him being included. And I said, “Thanks! I think Adam is managing this, so I’ll pass it along to him!”

I don’t want to be nasty about it, but I do want to be consistent that if Adam asks for something, it’s bc HE IS IN CHARGE OF THAT THING. And I will not relent. I will keep this battle up, bc how else do you ever change a family dynamic that doesn’t work for your family??

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Jennifer Senior - All Joy & No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood (All About Women 2014)

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Couples Agree: Moms Do More Work At Home

From our Modern Parenthood report.