Founder of Poopin' Papers. Dad of two. Spent a decade building product at startups before deciding the most useful thing he could ship was a newsletter for the bathroom.
Justin started Poopin’ Papers after taping yet another half-finished chore chart to the fridge. He lives in Florida with his wife and two kids, runs a software studio called Madera Labs, and writes here when he has something honest to say about keeping a household from descending into entropy.
How much sleep do kids need by age? Toddlers 11–14 hours, grade-schoolers 9–12, teens 8–10. The ranges, how to back-calc bedtime, and the hour that vanishes.
Rainy day activities for kids that buy you a solid 30 minutes with almost no setup, plus an honest take on which classics make more mess than they're worth.
Constant sibling fighting won't stop with a better verdict. The fix is leaving the judge's chair. Here's the script, the one rule, and when to step in.
Most chore charts die on the fridge by week three. Here's the printable chore chart system that actually holds up, plus the version that shows up done.
Allowance vs paid chores, decided. Paying per task breeds tiny negotiators. A flat allowance plus unpaid family jobs teaches the lesson you actually want.
Chore chart vs chore app, settled honestly. The gamified app wins on money and two-house families. The fridge list wins on the thing that matters most.
A Sunday family reset routine that maps the week in thirty minutes: surface every commitment, plan the tight dinners, and reset the house before Monday.
A 15-minute weekly family meeting agenda kids will actually sit through: one win, one gripe, one plan, plus the versions that flopped and why this one sticks.
A simple by-age allowance guide for parents who don't want to nickel-and-dime it, with the dollar-per-year rule and what allowance should not be tied to.
A working system for getting kids ages five to twelve to do real chores every week — without bribes, sticker fatigue, or you turning into your own mother.
