How Much Sleep Do Kids Need by Age?
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.
Justin Davis · · 5 min read
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8 Rainy Day Activities for Kids That Don't End in a Screen
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.
Justin Davis · · 7 min read
What Age Should a Kid Get a Phone?
Most kids get a first phone between 10 and 12, but age is the wrong test. The readiness signs that matter, the in-between devices, and the contract.
Justin Davis · · 5 min read
The 6-Step Bedtime Routine for Kids That Actually Gets Them to Sleep
A bedtime routine for kids that works isn't about lavender. Same clock, same order, a budgeted curtain call. The boring moves that end in sleep.
Justin Davis · · 6 min read
How to Build a Morning Routine for Kids That Holds Up on a Tuesday
A morning routine for kids that survives a real weekday lives in the night before. Here's the sequence, the two spots it breaks, and the fixes.
Justin Davis · · 7 min read
How Much Allowance Should You Give a Kid by Age?
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.
Justin Davis · · 6 min read
7 screen time rules for kids that actually survive a real week
The screen-time rules that held up in our house on tired, rainy days when the iPad was the easy answer, plus the popular ones we quietly gave up on.
Justin Davis · · 5 min read
How To Get Kids To Do Chores Without Nagging (A System That Actually Sticks)
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.
Justin Davis · · 6 min read