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Blog postLast year, we amped up the idea of doing readings and rolled out a full-blown “one-mom” comedy show called Science of Parenthood Live! Here’s a snippet from a recent show at the Orlando Science Center.
Check our Appearances page to see where Science of Parenthood Live! will be next.
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Blog postSO HUNGRY: There HAS to be more food in here somewhere!
The Modern Parent is an omnivorous eater, consuming a wide variety of foods to ensure adequate nutrition. Historically, the Modern Parent evolved from eating a steady diet of pizza, Cap’n Crunch, and beef jerky during the College Era to adopt a healthier, more balanced diet in the Double Income–No Kids Epoch.
Having survived a cataclysmic shift in lifestyle as a result of The Great Birth Event, Modern Parents may start ou -
Blog postHealth points are the perfect food for kids who don’t eat anyway, says the USDA.
ORLANDO (Snarkentary Today)—The USDA announced today that video game “health points” have real world nutritional value and can be substituted for fruits, vegetables, grains, meats and dairy products — singly or in combinations.
“Health points are incredibly versatile, they become whatever you need them to be,” says USDA spokesperson Wilma Dietz. “They’re like the tofu of the gaming world.”
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Blog postMerry Christmas, Parents!
It’s your proud-to-be-selflessly-working-overtime-for-your-kids PTA President Janie McMahon here with a quick note about the Holiday Shoppe gifts you’ll be receiving from your children this Christmas.
Over the summer, the PTA Book Club read Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, and enraptured by the Gospel of Decluttering, voted unanimously to run the Holiday Shoppe a bit differently this year.
As always, the children shopped th -
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When we lasted visited with funny guy David Vienna, it was back in 2015 when he was telling parents the world over to calm the fuck down. Literally. That was the title of his book, Calm The F*ck Down: The Only Parenting Technique You’ll Ever Need. Based on a viral post from his Daddy Complex blog, his book encouraged parents to stop freaking out about their kids, use some common sense and just parent. That was some really truly helpful advice there. Though his book had the -
Blog postIf you’re a parent and have even a glancing acquaintance with Twitter, you’ve no doubt come across the snort-inducing Twitter feed ExplodingUnicorn, where an out-(wo)manned dad of four plays straight man to his comically brilliant daughters, ages 7, 5, 3 and 1.
(I absolutely adore the convos he has with his eldest; like when she noticed that he doesn’t have many friends and said, “I told my teacher you always play with yourself.” Yep. I’m sure his parent-teacher conference is not goin -
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Blog postORLANDO (Snarkentary Today)—The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) today issued a warning about a new risk associated with playing Pokemon Go!
A new survey done by NIMH suggests that up to 40 percent of parents whose kids play Pokemon GO! daily are experiencing panic attacks brought on by overexposure to Japanese anime. Health experts are dubbing it “anime anxiety.”
These panic attacks are typically triggered by nonstop whining to go hunting for Pokemon as well as ince -
Blog postAs a species, the American Mom is exceptionally diverse. Here, we crack open the official Science of Parenthood field guide to help you identify the types of moms you’ll meet once you’ve got kids of your own.
Hands-On Mom Named for the iron grip she maintains on her offspring and her ability to hover tirelessly, Hands-On Mom (aka Mater Matris Americanus Helicopteris) ensures that she remains involved with her offspring’s lives even as they morph into adulthood. This group al -
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Honoring Major Parenting Moments That Totally Deserve a Prize ORLANDO (Snarkentary Today)—Just as the Fields Medal celebrates outstanding discoveries in mathematics, and the Nobel Prize honors advances in the sciences and literature, Science of Parenthood’s Eureka! Awards recognize breakthrough moments in parenting and family life.
So few are given because these moments, they are so rare.
And the Eureka! Award goes to . . .
Mathematicians Ha
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Science of Parenthood: Thoroughly Unscientific Explanations for Utterly Baffling Parenting Situations
Nov 17, 2015
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