You just finished browsing Pinterest after getting the recipe you needed. You put your phone down to set out the ingredients. Your daughter is sitting in her highchair wanting some more applesauce. A text comes in. Your pregnant sister is asking if you liked the stroller you used for your kids. You begin to respond… View Post
The Screen-Balanced Family: Six Secrets to a More Connected Family in the 21st Century
Christi and I love working together (okay, most of the time). She’s a go-getter and drives what we do. I want to begin this week by honoring my wife for her persistence in coming up with a way to answer the most commonly asked question we receive, “How can we as parents set limits… View Post
4 Ways To Use Screen Time To Your Kids’ Advantage
The impact technology is having on our relationships, brain wiring, and kids remains a topic I’m asked to write about and speak on quite often. The consequence of this is that many people wrongly assume I’m against technology. I actually use it quite often. In fact, the Straub household consists of three flat-screen TV’s, two… View Post
Why Mister Rogers Is Smarter Than Baby Einstein
I had a parenting moment the other day I know gave me more joy than it did my nearly two-year-old son. I introduced him to the nostalgia of my own childhood—something I’ll do in various ways for years to come, I know. In most cases, not for his sake, but for mine. However, our moment… View Post