Bedtime
10 Ways to Tell Bedtime Stories That Actually Put Kids to Sleep
There's a specific kind of exhaustion that only happens at 8:47pm. Then the monster check. Then, somehow, a philosophical question about where the sun goes.
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Stories for quieter family moments.
Birthday
Birthday Story Ideas That Beat Another Plastic Toy
Somewhere in your house, possibly under the couch, is last year's birthday gift. You spent forty minutes picking it out. It was the main event for about four days.
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First Day of School Stories for Kids Who Are Quietly Freaking Out
Sunday night, the night before school starts, has its own particular silence. The backpack is packed, the lunchbox is ready, the clothes are laid out — and your kid, who has said "I'm not nervous" eleven separate times, is asking for a fourth glass of water.
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Sick Day Stories for Kids (And the Parents Who Feel Helpless)
A sick kid is a strange kind of heartbreak. They're hot and quiet and small on the couch, and there's nothing to do. The medicine is given, the doctor has been called or doesn't need to be, and now it's just you, a blanket fort, and six empty hours.
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Achievement Stories for Kids: The Trophy Fades, the Story Doesn't
Take a look at your kid's trophy shelf sometime. Go ahead — dust it. That's roughly the annual attention those trophies get. The medal from last spring's soccer season sits there doing nothing, and yet your kid still talks about that goal.
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