A Quarter a Star: Setting Up a Chore Chart Economy for Three Kids
How I priced chores for three kids on our wall calendar, why every task earns stars, and why one star ended up worth a quarter instead of a penny.
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Watercolor First, Posca Lines After
The painting method I'm trying right now is loose watercolor washes first, then crisp line work over the top with paint markers. Here's why that order, and what to watch out for.
YouTube Shorts and My 9-Year-Old's Anxiety: What We Noticed and What We Changed
My son's anxiety got a lot worse around the same time YouTube Shorts took over his screen time. Here's the pattern we spotted, what we changed, and what's helped.