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Why “just five more minutes” never actually works — and what to do instead

A child psychologist's take on screen-time transitions, and how bedtime mode came to be.

D Dr Sam Cole· 14 August 2026·6 min read

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Parenting Why “just five more minutes” never actually works — and what to do instead A child psychologist's take on screen-time transitions, and how bedtime mode came to be. 14 August 2026·6 min read

Reading Word families explained: the shortcut that clicks for early readers How grouping “-at”, “-an” and “-ig” words turns sounding-out into pattern-spotting. 9 August 2026·5 min read

Science The kitchen-table science fair: five experiments using only ice cubes Why some things float and others sink — no lab required. 2 August 2026·4 min read

Math Correlation is not causation — and your twelve-year-old can already tell the difference A gentle introduction to reading scatterplots, for kids who ask “but why?” a lot. 28 July 2026·7 min read

Early Learning Shapes are everywhere: a toddler scavenger hunt for your living room Turn a rainy afternoon into a shape hunt with things you already own. 21 July 2026·3 min read

Safety What COPPA actually protects — and why we designed around it, not just for it A plain-language look at the privacy commitments behind every kid profile. 14 July 2026·6 min read

Parenting Print & play: building a screen-free Sunday routine that actually sticks Real schedules from three families who use the worksheet packs every week. 7 July 2026·5 min read

Reading Why every lesson is narrated, even the ones for kids who can read Listening while reading is not a crutch — it is how fluency gets built. 30 June 2026·4 min read

Parenting The case against streak guilt How we designed rewards that survive a holiday, an illness and a bad week. 23 June 2026·5 min read

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