Last week we mentioned that we’re working with a visual designer to refine the Guild’s look and feel, beginning with logos. Round 1 was here (thanks for the comments & offline feedback!) Todd has since iterated on a narrower set (click to see larger): Again, your thoughts and feedback welcome!
Monthly Archives: July 2010
What we’re reading this week
More responses to the provocative New York Magazine article “All Joy, No Fun”: Are you a miserable parent? “I love my kids, but I hate my life” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-carter-phd/are-you-a-miserable-paren_b_651468.html Why Parents Hate Parenting – A Response http://wwwjackbenimble.blogspot.com/2010/07/why-parents-hate-parenting-response.html How to ensure having a blast with your kids (not quite a “response” but thematically related) http://www.zenfamilyhabits.net/2010/07/a-fun-guide-to-having-a-blast-with-your-kids/ TED Talk [...]
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Redesign in the works! First up, logos.
Happy to say we’re working on an aesthetic refresh of the Parents Guild site, blog and logo. We selected Todd Linkner to lead the daunting effort, and we’re happy we did, he’s amazing. We have no plans to change key functionality but lots of plans to refresh and “upgrade” the look and feel. And we [...]
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Growing Child: The kids, they are a-changin’
I’ve never been so aware of and attuned to time’s passage as I am now with little ones around. Their growth and change is so marvelous, so awe-inspiring, it drives me to think about how I can grow and change, become better and realize my dreams, along with them. This week’s Grandma Says article from [...]
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Growing Child: Helping your child with social skills
Growing Child creates fantastic age-appropriate developmental / parenting e-newsletters. This month’s newsletter for my just-turned-3-year-old has a section that seems broadly applicable to any parent trying to help their child grow and be comfortable socially so, with Growing Child’s permission, I’m sharing it here. The bold, italics and bullet-formatting are mine. SOCIAL SKILLS AT THREE [...]
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NY Magazine: All Joy and No Fun
For Independence Day, ironically, New York Magazine saw fit to publish a fantastic article on parenting and well-being titled “All Joy and No Fun: Why Parents Hate Parenting” by Jennifer Senior. It details research around parents and their childless peers, men and women, singles and couples, and how and why parenting can be both joyful [...]
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We have a winner!
Congratulations to simplymerry in Cheyenne, WY! With an inspired burst in the waning hours of the contest, producing 14 “Likes” and 11 tweets for her question “Cloth diapering, is it worth it?” seemingly out of thin air (aka the magic of social media), simplymerry is the proud new recipient of a $100 gift card for [...]
Parents Guild mentioned on NPR!
It’s the little things that make your day, right? A smile first thing in the morning from someone you love. A nice little exchange with the first person you see out of the house. Or getting the kids packed off for the day and realizing today’s Forum hour (on KQED 88.5, our local NPR station) [...]
Growing Child: Please Don’t Eat the Daisies
It seems that much of good parenting advice – good life advice! – can be summed up as “keep an eye on the big picture.” This one’s no exception – Carol Gestwicki proposes four simple big ideas to sanity check and make sure we’re getting across, versus a never-ending list of specific, always-outdated rules. Seems [...]
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