Family Life
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A Tour of the Games on yourkids.com — All Free, All Ad-Free
Circle-time games for classrooms, quiz packs, co-operative games, a multiplayer word game that runs across phones, and a gentle 3D farm for toddlers. Here's everything you can play on yourkids.com, and the thinking behind it.
Cooking Together
Cooking builds kids skills, confidence, and promotes an interest in healthy food.
Getting Active as a Family
Moving together as a family keeps kids active. Here are some ideas to make it work.
Outdoor Play
Enriched outdoor play spaces — natural elements, loose parts, varied terrain — supports kid's physical activity and wellbeing.
Sibs: Supporting Siblings of Disabled Children
A UK charity focused specifically on the needs of siblings of disabled children and adults — thoughtful guidance on support at different ages, the particular challenges siblings face, and how to find help.
Winston's Wish: Supporting Bereaved Children
A UK childhood bereavement charity we've found genuinely helpful — age-specific guidance, a helpline, and resources for families and schools.
The Problem With "Gentle Parenting" Discourse Online
The principles behind gentle parenting are sound. The online content ecosystem around it — the scripts, the perfectionism, the quiet shaming — is something else entirely.
How to Talk to Children About Death
Gentle, honest guidance on talking with children about death — before, during, and after a bereavement — drawn from the most helpful bereavement research and resources we could find.
Is "Screen Time" a Moral Failing?
Screen time has become a moral category for parents almost everywhere. The evidence is messier than the headlines — and the guilt isn't helping any of us think more clearly.
'I clicked on a button – and everything changed': a DNA test, a family secret, and what we tell our children
A moving personal essay from The Guardian explores what happens when a DNA test unravels decades of family silence — well worth a read for adoptive, donor-conceived, and blended families anywhere who are wondering how and when to share origin stories.
Why Therapeutic Parenting
A warm introduction to therapeutic parenting for children who have experienced trauma, attachment difficulties, or early adversity — wherever in the world you're parenting.
The PACE Model: Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy
A friendly look at the PACE approach developed by Dan Hughes, and how it can gently reshape your relationship with a child who has experienced trauma.