Kids · Guide
Before You Pick an Activity, Notice What Your Child Wants to Do
A promising activity gets rejected or lasts only a moment, and the parent needs an option that fits both the child’s current interest and the parent’s capacity.
- 4 min read
MiniMo Guides
Useful ideas behind the small moments.
MiniMo Guides translate psychology, education and relationship research into practical ideas for real life, without turning normal challenges into homework.
Kids · Guide
When Your Child Is Done Eating, but You’re Not
My child finishes eating before I do at a restaurant, then gets restless while I’m still trying to finish my meal.
- 3 min read
Kids · Guide
When “I’m Bored” Hits: Try a Play Prompt Instead
You don’t always need to invent an activity. Sometimes your child just needs a small place to begin.
- 2 min read
Couples · Guide
You Can Love Your Family Without Losing Yourself
You remember the school form, call your mother back, and ask your partner about their day. When someone asks what you want to do tonight, you can’t quite find an answer. You’re trying to be a good partner, mother, daughter, and dependable person for everyone. Somewhere in all that trying, your own needs become hard to hear. Many women will recognize those expectations; people of different genders and family structures can recognize the feeling too.
- 5 min read
Couples · Guide
Too Tired for Date Night? Try This 10-Minute Connection Idea
Connection doesn’t always need reservations, childcare, or enough energy to plan a whole evening.
- 2 min read
Couples · Guide
When You Talk All Day, But Not Really to Each Other
Bills. Pickup. Groceries. What time are you getting home? You can communicate all day and still realize that very little of the conversation was actually about each other.
- 7 min read