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Childcare ages 0-3 doesn't have long term developmental benefits to children. Kinder ages 3-5 *does,* but in amounts that are too small to facilitate much paid work for parents. Childcare is about warehousing children so parents can work, you've said as much yourself. twitter.com/Samfr/status/1…

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about 1 year ago

Have a friend who speaks to his kids like adults. They developed an advanced vocabulary early on. Then they started kindergarten. At school, they were surrounded by kids with limited vocabularies and "baby talking" teachers. When their speech degraded, he started homeschooling.

over 1 year ago

Have a friend who speaks to his kids like adults. They developed an advanced vocabulary early on. Then they started kindergarten. At school, they were surrounded by kids with limited vocabularies and "baby talking" teachers. When their speech degraded, he started homeschooling.

over 1 year ago

4. Little or no memories: when we can't remember much or anything about our childhood, it's likely we were dissociated. Dissociation is when we leave our bodies yet appear physically present. It's a protection mechanism that allows us to stay safe.

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over 1 year ago

Andy Crouch on parenting: “Firmness and warmth, it turns out, are not actually opposites. They can go together—in fact, they must go together for children to flourish.” pic.twitter.com/0PuWYSw5Ld

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over 1 year ago

Few of us had the opportunity to grow up in a functional family. People who do: have high self worth, confidence, & healthier adult relationships. Luckily, there are core traits and skills within functional families that we can all learn. THEY ARE🧵:

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over 1 year ago

The parent wound can leave us feeling "stuck," unable to create healthy relationships, and in cycles of self betrayal. HERE'S HOW (🧵):

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over 1 year ago

Our 1 y/o hasn’t woken us up once in the middle of the night since ~3.5mo old. She sleeps from 7pm to 7am every night. Falls asleep in minutes. We didn’t get lucky, we just followed a methodology we picked up from a few friends. Here it is.

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over 1 year ago

I had been trying to verbalize this sentiment for years — when I witnessed siblings speaking on each other’s experiences pic.twitter.com/dmeDcuHrof

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over 1 year ago

Exercise can affect your unborn children's genes by altering the chemistry of DNA in sperm and egg cells. Aerobic exercise for 3 months altered sperm DNA by silencing genes linked to the risk of autism, OCD, Alzheimer’s, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis.

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