Andrii Spy_k/Shutterstock Curiosity is at the heart of childhood learning. Children are born with an innate sense of wonder and a desire to understand how things work. That’s why your preschooler probably asks endless “why” questions while exploring the world around them. It’s something we see every day — whether it’s your child asking, “Why is the sky blue?” or spending hours trying to figure out how a toy works. Most parents can agree that we want nothing more than to help our kids grow, learn, and be as smart and prepared for the future as possible, but sometimes, knowing...
A Librarian Demonstrates How Sneaky Book Bans Can Be
TikTok TikTok creator, expert Werner Herzog impersonator, and librarian SadBeige wants us all to understand how book bans work… and how they might just work without anyone noticing. To illustrate her point, she recently presented viewers with a challenge on her account. First, she shows us one of her library’s many shelves, complete with a display of assorted books. After lingering on the scene for a few seconds, she cuts to the same shelf only now it looks… different. We know it’s different, but we can’t quite say how it’s different. Yes, there are fewer books. But… which books are...
If People Want Kids On Screens Less, We All Have To Learn To Tolerate Kid Behavior
TikTok If you are a parent, I don’t have to tell you that going to restaurants with a child under the age of 6 is a Catch-22. If you insist that they participate in the dining experience as an adult would — sitting still, no screens — they’re inevitably going to fail at least a little (because children are not adults) and you’re going to get dirty looks from fellow diners. If you placate them with a screen to keep them settled and quiet, you’re also going to get dirty looks from fellow diners. There’s no winning. It seems to...
Stacy London & Clinton Kelly Are Back In 'Wear Whatever The F You Want' On Prime Video
Courtesy of Prime Video Are you even a millennial if you don’t have hours of What Not to Wear memorized inside your core memories? Of Stacy London and Clinton Kelly surprising somebody in unflattering pants at their workplace and demanding they change everything about their wardrobe? Where were you when they replaced Nick Arrojo with Ted Gibson? What Not to Wear was one of those shows of the early aughts that we can look back on and, y’know, confirm that it wasn’t our best work as a society. While it was nowhere near as demoralizing as America’s Next Top Model...