Last week, I pointed readers to the delight that is science for toddlers. It is called Nerdy Baby. It is the brainchild of Tiffany Ard. It is exactly what geek lets need to wrap their young minds around Pi, physics and elementary chemistry. Well, I’ve since been contacted by someone ...

Dear Mr. Dad, I was changing my two year old daughter’s diaper after she’d come home from spending the day with her father (he and I are not together). She was touching herself and I told her to stop because her hands were dirty. She then said that...

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and research lately about kids, parents and technology. One of the clearest trends: kids are using technology at a younger and younger age. Many of the biggest tech companies have picked up on the trend and are now offering products aimed at the ...

Dear Mr. Dad: There’s something going on with our nine-year old son, but it’s hard to describe. We know that he’s very smart—he reads at a high-school level, does the most amazing math calculations in his head, and is a wonderful artist. But on...

Dear Mr. Dad: A few months ago you answered a question from a reader whose teenager was refusing to do chores. My situation is similar, except that it’s my husband who won’t lift a finger. We both work full time, but when I come home, I usually sta...

I was listening to the radio while taking my daughter to preschool, and heard a discussion about new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding TV and screen time. This topic was already covered in more depth last week on the Wired Science blog, but I think as parents ...

When you are conducting hostage negotiations or talks on nuclear weapons facilities, it’s very important to read between the lines. The subtext of heated mediations and dialogue is almost always more important than the overtures made by tyrant dictators or religious extremists. Or toddlers. “Is he speaking in tongues?” CLICK ...

When my son was born we swore we wouldn’t use a pacifier. On the second night in hospital, after nursing for two hours straight and 18 hours without a nap (me that is), we heeded the nurse’s words “It’s okay to use a pacifier, you know.” Those four hours of ...

A recent study shows that when my kids come home from school and turn on the TV, I can’t get squat accomplished. If they put on SpongeBob, I struggle because I’m amused and distracted by the character voices. If they put on one of those live-action Disney shows, I’m distracted ...

Dear Mr. Dad: I thought I was doing the right thing by slathering my 1-year old with sunscreen when we go outside, but I just read that the chemicals in sunscreen could be more harmful than the sun. Now what are we supposed to do? A: Summer is winding ...