The Nerdy Parent
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Big updates coming soon!
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@edmonton_family Are you also letting them stay up even later for #NYE?
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Celebrate New Year's Eve Before Bed-Time 🕰
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Don't keep your kids up late to reach midnight, celebrate one or more different time zones!
(post from 2020)
#newyearseve #happynewyear #newyear #happynew #nye #newyears
#parenting #kids #moms #dads

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How to Approach Tricky Questions about Santa Claus 🎅🏼
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I like to compare the Santa Solution to a good puzzle or riddle and find a science education to be better than a scientific skeptic approach.
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VIDEO on The Nerdiest Parenting Tool: Dungeons and Dragons 🐉
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Not All Screen Time is Created Equal 📺 Part 2
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Don't miss Part 2 of this awesome post!
These days there is practically a full spectrum between mindless couch potatoes, FaceTiming with the grandparents, and even doing one's homework.
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This is an old video, but it's happening again! Eclipse of the moon tonight, max eclipse at 2:02 am in Edmonton #yeg. Consider waking up your kids, or if they wake up (nearly any time tonight) anyway, go check out the moon! youtube.com/watch?v=RO4kSN…

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Not All Screen Time is Created Equal 📺
thenerdyparent.com/screen-time/
These days there is practically a full spectrum between mindless couch potatoes, FaceTiming with the grandparents, and even doing one's homework.
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Still Stay Safe and Nerdy This Halloween! 🎃 👻
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This year many people are vaccinated, but there is one group that hasn't been able to receive any vaccinations yet (kids). Here's what we learned from last year's pandemic Halloween.
#COVID19
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Build Awesome DIY Halloween Costumes With Your Kids: Mr. Mime & Thomas the Tank Engine 🎩
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Why should you create an awesome Halloween costume with your kids? Here are at least 5 great reasons!
#halloween #costumes #halloweencostumes #mrmime #train
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There is aurora right now, at least in #yeg, but likely other places too. Go check it out! If it gets stronger, wake your kids!
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(photo not from tonight)
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An Astronomical Occurrence Worthy of Waking Your Kids 🌌
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Autumn is the best time to take your kids out to look at the awe of the aurora borealis, or the northern lights!
#aurora #northernlights #auroraborealis #auroraaustralis #astronomy
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Treat Your Kids Like Intelligent Humans 🤓
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Kids are smarter than we give them credit for, let's push ourselves to treat them as such.
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It's The Nerdy Parent's First Birthday! 🎈
thenerdyparent.com/year-one/
I started writing weekly posts for The Nerdy Parent one year ago and have since written over 60,000 words! Click the link for a few updates and requests.
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The Pros and Cons of Pokémon Cards for Uninitiated Parents 👾
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If your kids are into Pokémon cards and you haven't had a chance to look into it yet then read on!
#benefits #risks #negatives #learningopportunities #education #parenting #fun #teaching
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Rocking the Car Seat with an Intricate Pulley System 🚙 💤
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Here's a technique I developed a few years ago when my fourth was young that should make that last leg of your driving a bit smoother!
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Just Say No to Saying No (Too Often) 🚫
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Encourage learning through experiment by thinking twice about telling your kids "no," even (or especially) if you’re angry.
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