Parenting is not rocket science, but this is one not-technical mama's experiment in raising curious, adventuresome explorers.
Have you seen this?! Elon Musk is sending a Tesla Roadster (a sports car!) into space. See the animated video here. Launch is Tuesday, February 6th, 1:30 pm EST from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. When I showed Eddie this image, I asked him what it looked like because I'm pretty sure if I saw …
Remember how this was the thrilling birthday gift? And Eddie, though not the birthday boy, was pretty pleased, to say the least. It's as tall as him (1 meter). And he is over the moon (pun intended). As he helped build the LEGO set, he had so many questions for Dad about the Saturn V rocket: …
Did I mention we're hanging out in some pretty cold weather these days? Brrrr! Well, the rocket scientist and I were supposed to be making our escape, headed to Florida for a work conference of his (SciTech, you know, a bunch of scientists, engineers and technologists talking about their projects). A little ice disrupted our …
Inspiration. We all want to create something from an "aha!" moment, to have the light bulb turn on and come up with a creative, new idea whether it's a work of art, a piece of music, or a great story...or a design for a spacecraft. Yep, engineers are designers too. Just ask our resident rocket …
Kids are natural scientists. They may not be very methodical, but they make up for it with sheer curiosity and lack of inhibition. Add to that their limited understanding of cause and effect and extremely basic think-before-you-act reasoning, and you might start to see why we parents are so quick to shut down their experiments. …
Everyone knows toddlers ask lots of questions. The “why?” phase is dreaded right up there with the “terrible twos” or the thought of having a “threenager”. One study found mothers are asked nearly 300 questions a day (article)! That’s an average of one question every 2.6 minutes. Honestly, that statistic feels a little conservative if …
Launching Rocket Babies 