The Innovative Dad
A psychologist’s blog about raising and educating children through the lens innovation.
Oh Omicron: 25 Stay at Home Activities for Winter Break during a COVID Surge
As we got ready for winter break, we had yet another cold weather, outdoor playdate over the weekend. It lasted longer than expected but still ended the same way that most of these outdoor playdates have, with chattering teeth and complaints of being too cold. Yet,...
7 Strategies for Your Picky Eater: Menu Plan – Week of 12/19
Picky eating feels like one of those universal challenges that all parents deal with. And even if you don't have a classic picky eater at home, odds are that someone at the dinner table isn't going to be thrilled with some aspect of the evening's meals. Early this...
Shiri’s Sushi Pie
This is a delicious variation on a sushi salad. Instead of haphazardly piling the ingredients on top of one another in a bowl, they are layered in a pie tin or 8x8 baking pan. This recipe requires seasoning and preparing to taste, so no amounts of the ingredients are...
Resources on Children and Chores
Getting kids to do chores can be a pain in the neck. It can become a power struggle even when dealing with the most compliant of kids. Sometimes, it becomes so frustrating that we just throw in the towel and take care of whatever the chore was ourselves. Of course,...
Don’t Yuck My Yum: Meal Plan – Week of 12/12
Feeding a family of six each week can feel a bit intense. The logistics are complicated as we try to balance afterschool activities and seeing patients at night. The last thing that I want to hear when I put food down on the table is yuck. It's not that I feel...
Why I Love My Robot Vacuum
Oh, robot vacuum! How I love thee! Thine drunken meanderings around my kitchen doth make swoon. As I write this, I'm still a little flabbergasted at the impact that a small, round robot vacuum has on my life. It's not that our floors weren't clean before this, but now...
Keeping It Simple: Menu Plan – Week of 12/5
Sometimes you just need to dial back the cooking and make the week as simple as possible. Often, I use menu planning as an excuse to try a new recipe or to push my kids to try out flavors and textures that they are less familiar with. It keeps me engaged with the...
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Banana Protein Waffles
Ingredients 1 cup Kodiak Cakes mix 2 TBSP cocoa powder 1 banana, mashed 1 cup of milk 1 egg 1 TBSP oil Mini chocolate chips like Enjoy Life Heat your waffle iron.Mash the banana. Make sure to get it as smooth as possible so that it mixes well with the waffle...
Happy Hanukkah!: Menu Plan – Week of 11/27
It's Hanukkah on Sunday night which means a week filled with fried foods! Well, sort of. The tradition of eating foods fried in oil dates back to one of the miracles connected to Hanukkah. According to the story, after defeating the Greeks, the victorious Maccabees...