Ode to Blankets
A unifying mission of this blog and the Baby Unplugged book series is the importance of preserving primary, multi-sensorial experience for young children, contrary to a digital world determined to...
View ArticleUnplugged Earth Day – Ode to the Yard
Best that I didn’t write this yesterday, since actual Earth Day is a time to be away from computers and such. That said, its coming/going reminds us of many things: recycling, polar bears, turning off...
View ArticleThe Power of Boredom
We made a coral reef out of packing peanuts and a small box yesterday. Or I should say, my daughter did. She also created an octopus to inhabit it, and has plans for a major ecosystem expansion,...
View ArticleSorry, Sparky – Apps Are for Grownups
First things first: happy Fall! For even the most riveting blog, it’s hard to compete with the glorious weather, welcome respite from drought and swelter. Something about it tugs at our intrinsic...
View ArticleUnplugged Gift Giving: The Photo Principle
It’s amazing how like a runaway sleigh, the holidays swoop in and carry you away. Things have been blissfully busy at our bookstore, leaving very little time for musing or writing. That said, I have...
View ArticleLove, Unplugged
Too often, I fear, this blog comes across as akin to Halloween without the candy: scary electronics, creepy videos, phantoms of plugged-in babies transmogrifying into obese, unfocused adolescents,...
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