by Ari Yares | Oct 26, 2016 | The Innovative Dad Blog
No, the changes in the recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics does not mean that you can just drop your 12-month-old in front of the television. There’s a pretty big asterisk in their recommendation. Most of the buzz on the appointment has...
by Ari Yares | Nov 30, 2017 | The Innovative Dad Blog
There is a lot out there about coaching our children through their emotions, but what about dealing with our own? Someone once commented to me that the toughest part of being a parent is that it doesn’t come with a day off. Even when your kids are off at camp or...
by Ari Yares | Jul 18, 2016 | 21st Century Learning, The Innovative Dad Blog
Like most people, I haven’t really ever thought of myself as a maker. I’ve been watching as schools and libraries have introduced makerspaces and I’ve encouraged the creation of them and students to get involved in them. But, I never really thought...
by Ari Yares | Dec 20, 2016 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Recently, my oldest daughter informed us that she did not want to change her younger brother’s poopy diapers. On the surface, it seemed like a reasonable request. After all, I wanted to avoid changing his diapers too. Then, it hit me. Was she changing his...
by Ari Yares | Sep 14, 2017 | 21st Century Learning, The Innovative Dad Blog
As an educator, I have always been a little skeptical about homework. Not that I think that it should be completely eliminated, but that I don’t think that we spend enough time thinking about why we are assigning it. As a parent, my emotional reaction to homework runs...
