Nanno

Keep Calm and Play On -- Good Advice for Your Children and/or Your Social Network

Post-Mother's Day, focus on the playground has turned from moms to ... everything else. In Spain, we learned that when dads go all-in with infant care duty, they tend to conclude that less is

Word on the Playground

Mother’s Day Mom News And More About May!

The week before Mother's Day has been a newsy one on the playground, with two royal births (well done Schumer and Markle!), a startling new report from the CDC on the various preventable

GOT, the New Nanno iOS App, and Mothers' Day Crafts Galore

Game of Thrones. Parenting. Can you find a connection? Well, the internet can find several (for better or worse). Meanwhile, Chrissy Tiegen's candor about post-partum depression gets plenty of love from the blogosphere.

Word on the Playground

Milk Ducts, Measles and a Musical Marble Machine -- It's All the Fam-Tastic News That's Fit to Print!

Happy Belated Earth Day! This week was a busy one for fam health issues, with the WHO releasing new guidelines on screen time for kids, new numbers emerging on the national measles outbreak,

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Is Your First-Born Smarter? Also, Free Childcare for Community College Students & Lebron’s Whole-Family Approach to Education

This week on the playground, the internet goes wild for a mom who kept her cool after finding her kids had shaved their own heads, while Lebron James' Akron school for underperforming kids

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Fisher-Price Recalls Infant Rocker, Thor’s Disneyland Hack & Nanno Seeks Beta Testers for New iOS App

It's been a quiet week on the playground -- but that's ok with us, because we have big news of our own. We're finally launching our iOS app for parents! It will be

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Old-School 1968 Hospital Guidelines Go Viral, Birth Stories Take a Twist, and FREE Childcare Hours When You Do Your Friend a Solid

Spring is in the air, and this week the playground is all about birth. A 1968 instruction sheet for new moms has gone viral, showing us just how much the dialogue around baby's

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Nine Nurses Birthing, Legal Lemonade and How Not to Be a Snowplow Parent

This week the battle of the sexes moves into the realm of breastfeeding (yes, you read that right), while Education Secretary Betsy Devos faces off against her boss (and the whole rest of

Word on the Playground

Wanted: Disney Princesses and More Sesame Street

This week, the playground is talking about at the fine line between fact and fantasy -- starting with a family looking for real-world Disney princess nannies and ending with other innocuous lies we

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Parents Bribing Their Kids' Way Into College, St. Patrick's Day Traditions Explained & Amy Schumer Bears All

This week, the big news is Operation Varsity Blues, wherein the FBI cracks down on an organized conspiracy for getting kids of wealthy parents into prestigious colleges. Given the fact that legacy admissions

Word on the Playground

Attacks on Anti-Vax, More Childcare Solutions for Working Families — and Don’t Forget Daylight Savings This Weekend!

Happy International Women's Day! This week on the playground, big discussions are happening around the anti-vax movement. As you may recall, in January the World Health Organization listed the anti-vax movement as one

Word on the Playground

Is YouTube Safe for Kids? (and Other Top Parenting News This Week)

Is it safe to let your kids watch YouTube (even YouTube Kids)? This week's parenting news is full of stories drawing that into question, and even though YouTube is actively working to address

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Warren Unveils Universal Child Care Plan and Jason Mamoa Sells Cookies

Nanno's parent-centric rundown for the week of February 18, 2019

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Kids Dominate the Grammies, First Frozen II Trailer Is Pure Action (And Not Much Else), and Seattle Reinvents Sledding

Where we share new and noteworthy tidbits about kids, parenting, and everything else that makes our lives as parents so unique. Kidderati What everyone on the (virtual) playground is talking about this week.

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Dads are Happier Than Moms, Girls Rule the Superbowl & Pixar Tackles Office Sexism

Where we share new and noteworthy tidbits about kids, parenting, and everything else that makes our lives as parents so unique. Kidderati What everyone on the (virtual) playground is talking about this week.

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Free Flights for Kids, the Chicken Nugget Recall Saga, and More Heart-Shaped Activities for Kids

New and noteworthy tidbits about kids, parenting, and everything else that makes our lives as parents so unique. Kidderati What everyone on the (virtual) playground is talking about this week. Frontier Airlines Announces

Word on the Playground

Valentine's Day Art Projects, Raising "Genderless" Children and the Fatherhood Penalty

Where we share new and noteworthy tidbits about kids, parenting, and everything else that makes our lives as parents so unique. Kidderati What everyone on the (virtual) playground is talking about this week.

Word on the Playground

Navigating the Controversial Gillette Ad, Teaching Kids to Manage Emotions and Making Paper Snowflakes

Where we share new and noteworthy tidbits about kids, parenting, and everything else that makes our lives as parents so unique. Kidderati What everyone on the (virtual) playground is talking about this week.

Word on the Playground

Glow Games, Gingerbread and a Preview to the Holiday Doldrums

Where we share new and noteworthy tidbits about kids, parenting, and everything else that makes our lives as parents so unique.

Adventures in Caregiving

4 Ways to Focus a Fidgety Child

Babysitting a child that has a difficulty focusing or never stops moving? Try these activities to keep your kids active, busy, and focused.

Parentopia

Arm Me with Harmony: Kid Safety in 7 Steps

Unless we keep our kids in a bubble, they are at risk every time they leave the house (and even while they’re in it). But there are things we can do to help keep them safer – and to give ourselves some comfort that we’re being proactive about helping mitigate the dangers of the world we live in.

Parentopia

5 DIY Father’s Day Gifts That Will Melt Any Dad’s Heart

They say it’s the thought that counts – and that is never more true than when kids make a homemade gift for their dad. There’s really no way to go wrong – with these or any other idea you might come up with. And if you happen to have a little fun in the making, well that’s a bonus!

Parentopia

Me Time and We Time

Last night, I asked my daughter what she wanted to do this weekend. She did not suggest museums, or libraries, or swimming, or even going to the zoo. She said, “Let’s stay home and play house.” That’s when I realized that even the kid-focused activities in my QT arsenal still involve multitasking.

Parentopia

Teaching Kids How to Fail

As parents, we bear daily witness to our children’s small failures and the role those failures play in helping them learn and grow. You can’t learn to toddle without learning to topple. With each careening step, our little ones are learning balance.

Parentopia

3 Surprising Lessons for My Daughters I Learned from Krav Maga

Everyone who knows me has heard me say that krav maga has changed my life. Not only is it an incredibly accessible form of self-defense training, but it’s the most intellectually engaging