Part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Scott Sampson about his new book, ‘How to Raise a Wild Child,’ the importance of getting kids connected to nature, and what parents can do about it.
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Part 1 of a conversation with Dr. Scott Sampson about his new book, ‘How to Raise a Wild Child,’ the importance of getting kids connected to nature, and what parents can do about it.
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A review of the compelling and engaging ‘How to Raise a Wild Child: The Art and Science of Falling in Love with Nature’ by Dr. Scott Sampson about how to connect kids with nature.
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Karen tries to fill in the worldbuilding background to make PBS’s Dinosaur Train make science fictional sense.
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Dr. Seuss, PBS Kids, and even the Smithsonian have new apps out filled with dinosaurs, lizards, and snakes, so I’ve been taking a look at several of them.
Continue ReadingMy daughter is a huge fan of Dinosaur Train on PBS Kids. When we were offered the opportunity to have a sneak peak of Dinosaur Big City, the new one-hour Dinosaur Train movie airing on August 22, 2011, we jumped at the chance. Movie Synopsis (from PBS Kids) Buddy and his Pteranodon family embark on a journey on the Dinosaur Train, […]
Continue ReadingI don’t know if it’s just my corner of Manhattan, but more and more I find myself in conversations with parents who have thrown out their TV, won’t allow video games into their house, or think that handheld gadgets are the downfall of civilization. Here on GeekMom, Jessamyn made a recommendation to try a week […]
Continue ReadingGrowing up I typically associated public television with one thing: Sesame Street. Interestingly enough, while my own geeklings still include the Street in their edutainment diet, PBS has considerably beefed up its kid-friendly offerings in the ensuing 30 years. From …
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