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Trying Not to Raise Kylo Ren

January 14, 2016December 15, 2017Amy Weir4

What does it mean to be a villain? And what if your child fell to the Dark Side?

Here's to the Old School: A Thank You

January 7, 2016December 7, 2017Jill Keppeler1

I’m pretty sure she didn’t consider herself a geek. In fact, if I had used the term to describe her in her presence, I probably would have gotten The Glare. But my mother-in-law was a geek, in the best sense of the word.

The Best Trick To Play On Your Children — Raise Readers!

January 5, 2016December 15, 2017Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley16

My husband and I have this little trick we play on our children.

Every night, we try to get our three children in bed as close to 7:00 pm as possible. Our rule is that they need to stay in their rooms quietly and lights must be off. Oh, unless they feel like using this.

Are you scratching your head over there?

Never in a Million Years Did I Imagine Myself Homeschooling

December 17, 2015December 15, 2017Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley3

There are some folks in this world who set out to homeschool. Homeschooling has always been a part of their life plan.

Then there are others who, for one reason or another, stumble into the world of homeschooling.

I never, in a million years, imagined myself here.

So Your Kid Wants a Hoverboard

December 13, 2015December 4, 2017Nivi Engineer3

What if, while the idea of having a hoverboard in your home sounds Totally Tubular to the 80’s kid in you, the adult in you thinks it might be kinda dangerous, expensive, or otherwise a bad idea? What do you do then?

4 Amazingly Memorable Gifts That Won’t Break the Bank

December 13, 2015December 4, 2017Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley

We are getting down to the wire here, folks. Have you finished your shopping?

It can be so difficult to find the perfect gift. And then, sometimes, when you do, it’s way out of your price range.

Today, I’m sharing 4 amazingly memorable gifts that won’t break the bank.

Cardboard STEM: 25 Ideas for All Those BOXES

November 15, 2015December 4, 2017Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley2

There’s no escaping the cold, hard truth: Children like to play with cardboard boxes. What is the plan for that, you wonder? I have two words for you: Cardboard STEM.

How I Failed (and My Child Succeeded) at the The Hair Wars

November 10, 2015December 4, 2017Dani Weiss-Bronstein3

Without realizing it, I’d begun to include her hair in her identity.

The Dreaded G-Word: When Your Child is Asynchronous

November 2, 2015December 4, 2017Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley34

How could I expect Leo’s peers to understand and connect with him if his own mother didn’t always understand him?

“The Force Is What Binds Us”: One Mom Uses the Greatest Power in the Galaxy to Connect With Her Son

October 27, 2015December 4, 2017Jenny Bristol

I thought that it might be too much for Colin. He had trouble following directions. He lacked the fine motor skills to engage his lightsaber. I knew he would get frustrated. Maybe it was the ‘Star Wars’ fan in me, but autism or no autism, I believed that he could do this.

In Defense of Television

October 21, 2015December 4, 2017Nivi Engineer1

What does television do well? It builds community.

GeekMom Secret Origins: Our Weather Wizard, Patricia Vollmer

September 27, 2015December 4, 2017Patricia Vollmer

Patricia reflects on who and what made her the geek she is.

Between the Bookends: July 2015

July 15, 2015December 15, 2017Sophie Brown3

This month in Between the Bookends, the GeekMoms have been reading about alien parasites, parenting skills, dark fantasy, climbing Everest, and the songs that tell the story of modern Britain.

The Most Useless Phrase in a Parent's Vocabulary

July 1, 2015December 3, 2017Kelly Knox1

The moment my daughter was able to move about on her own, two words have continually escaped my lips.

An Interview with Ghost Hunter Jason Hawes

June 18, 2015December 2, 2017Dakster Sullivan1

Dakster gets the inside scoop on the paranormal world from Ghost Hunter star Jason Hawes.

We Are All The Bad Mother

January 24, 2015December 15, 2017Sophie Brown

“I am a bad mother.” It’s a thought that has gone through all of our heads at least once, possibly daily. In the era of picture-perfect Pinterest parenting, the feelings of inadequacy come easily.