Curious and Capable Kids

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Give the children what they want

Give the children what they want—they want to climb rocks.

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On Raising Intense Children: What Discipline Can and Cannot Do

Mar 4 • Curious and Capable Kids

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The Kid at the Bottom of the Slide

Mar 17 • Curious and Capable Kids

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Someone Told Me My Home Has Too Many Rules

Dec 29, 2025 • Curious and Capable Kids

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The Great Lakes Summer Dream

for anyone who felt the lack of sun in their bones since February.

Jun 9 • Curious and Capable Kids

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The Rather Comfortable Discomfort

When the body registers threat and the mind knows it isn’t real, it produces a distinct kind of pleasure.

Jun 3 • Curious and Capable Kids

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Too Big to Need Comfort, Too Young to Not

My son was eighteen months old the first time a stranger spoke to him thinking he was three.

May 20 • Curious and Capable Kids

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Why Are Kids So Present and Adults So Elsewhere?

The Caterpillar and the Coffee.

May 5 • Curious and Capable Kids

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Do Your Kids Get Sick-But Not Sick?

Technically Fine, Practically Impossible.

Apr 28 • Curious and Capable Kids

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The Dress on the Hanger

We need less mediated experiences.

Apr 21 • Curious and Capable Kids

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You Can Just Say Oops

My kid just peeled a boiled egg and it slipped through his fingers onto the kitchen floor.

Apr 14 • Curious and Capable Kids

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