“Yes you are!” “No I’m not!” “Yes you are!” “No I’m not!” And so on, ad infinitum et nauseum. Every parent hates back-and-forth fights like that. There’s no resolution, and everyone loses – including parents. I now have a name for that kind of nonsense, though, and naming is the first step toward taming, right? OK, … Continue reading »
Tag Archive: Fun and games
Jan 09
Robot Turtles
Have you heard of Robot Turtles? It’s “The Board Game for Little Programmers”. Some official blurbs: Robot Turtles is the the most-backed board game in Kickstarter history. It sneakily teaches programming fundamentals to kids ages 3 and up. Inspired by the Logo programming language, lets kids write programs with cards. Up to five players [1 … Continue reading »
Jan 05
Story Cubes
[Long time, no post, right? Well, finishing a PhD has a way of taking up a lot of free time – not that having three young kids really affords any. The good news is that I successfully finished my PhD. However, I still have papers to write (long story), so I’m back in the SAHD … Continue reading »
Aug 12
That’s My Boy
This afternoon Alex was watching the Olympics with Mommy. After watching rhythmic gymnastics for a while (which she was finding fascinating), she asked him what he thought of it. “Meh.” No, I didn’t prompt him in any way.