In my household, we frequently use a “thumbs up” signal to indicate that we are okay with what the other family member is doing. If I send my 8-year old to find a restroom in a restaurant on his own, once he’s [Read More]
A counselor called Hashtag. Hours in front of a computer. A room full of silent children.
This doesn’t sound like your typical summer camp. And iD Tech Camps are anything but typical. But after touring the iD Tech Camps held at Stanford, it’s clear that these kids are loving every minute of it.
At the camp, [Read More]
Between the first fleeting moments of a newborn baby’s crying scream to the excited cheers of high school graduation, there are numerous cherished moments that parents hope to capture for their family photo albums. But how do you take quick and awesome shots of your kids without the impatient eye rolling or if they have [Read More]
In 4th grade, I was presented with a choice: Would I like to study Spanish or French? In high school, my language options increased. I could take Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, German or American Sign Language. I stuck with Spanish.
But what if one of the options offered had been HTML, or any other programming [Read More]
“The important thing about my mom is … she’s always there for me, even when I get in trouble.”
That was the first line of my 9-year-old daughter’s Mother’s Day poem—and I couldn’t stop the tears.
You see, it hasn’t [Read More]
Last weekend I was visiting Coronado Island in California with two of my brothers. During a live, interesting lecture on the history of the gorgeous Hotel del Coronado, I found myself letting my mind wander a moment. I startled myself back into the present and wondered what I’d missed the speaker say. For a moment [Read More]
Written by Randi Zuckerberg
My 2-year-old son Asher already knows how to navigate multiple apps and games on an iPad. As a parent, one of the questions I struggle with most in this increasingly digital world is how I can raise him with the right balance of tech in his life, while still showing [Read More]
Written by Abbie Schiller and Samantha Kurtzman-Counter
Once a month I do my best to get together with the “girls” to go out, have some dinner and catch up on our busy lives. What promises to be a night of culinary delights (hooray for not [Read More]
Written by Glen Tripp
For many years, everyone from President Obama to CEOs to author Thomas Friedman has been calling for the development of a new generation of innovators. Indeed, our world needs innovators to build our economies, strengthen our democracies, solve big problems and pursue new opportunities.
Written by Liz Wassmann
Whether you’re a parent, babysitter, aunt, or caretaker, you know that kids have a super short attention span. As soon as you get them started on one activity, it seems like they lose interest and want to move onto something else. And after awhile, even the most creative parents [Read More]
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