Parenting is not rocket science, but this is one not-technical mama's experiment in raising curious, adventuresome explorers.
If you're like me, I don't like to rely on a lot of screen time in my parenting, however, when it is advantageous to occupy the little guy in front of a screen, three things are most important: I want to feel like it's worth it, like he's learning something valuable. Educational stuff. I'm not …
I remember my dad was always doing a house project. Still is. Most of my growing up years were spent in a large, old house, and my dad poured a lot of sweat and energy into fixing it up. My mom into coming behind with the shop vac. While I wasn't too involved (my brothers …
We live in a big city. But that doesn't mean we can't get out and get dirty, do a little exploring, have some hands-on learning. What do you do to get outside and do and see something new? The great thing about kids and their limited life experience, while tantrum-inducing at times (Why can't I …
When my husband was in grad school (not studying rocket science as I may have led you to believe, but actually researching the psychology behind creativity in the engineering design process), he mentioned how drawing conclusions from the data felt a lot like making stuff up. After weeks of transcribing the thoughts and interactions of …
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 …
We all want our kids to be good problem solvers. It’s kind of integral to adulting. A necessary skill. We’re all on the same page. Problem solvers are creative, mature, successful, contribute to society, are self-sufficient. Then why do we spend so much our day and parenting energy trying to foresee any problems and solve …
Launching Rocket Babies 