Stories & journal
Adventure stories to read together, and honest writing for grown-ups about the small milestones — waiting, wobbling, first days — that turn out to be the big ones.
Seven tiny adventures for a flat afternoon
For the days that have gone sideways by two o'clock. None of these need a car, money, or more than ten minutes of your attention.
Latest stories
Parent cornerAll agesWhy we made our slowest episode on purpose
Most children's content is engineered to hold attention. We wanted to make something designed to release it.
Nia Whitlock26 July6 min read
Growing upAll agesThe surprisingly hard business of waiting
Patience is not a personality trait children are born with or without. It is a skill, and like every other skill it is learned by doing it badly first.
Nia Whitlock20 July6 min read
Out & about4–6 yearsCamping six metres from the back door
All of the adventure, none of the driving, and a working toilet approximately nine steps away.
Tom Whitlock15 July5 min read
Growing up4–6 yearsThe day the training wheels came off
Learning to ride a bike is the first time most children do something genuinely frightening on purpose. Here is how to be useful while it happens.
Tom Whitlock8 July4 min read
Growing upAll agesThe knot in your tummy on the first day
Back-to-school nerves are not a problem to be solved. They are information. Here is how to listen to them without accidentally making them worse.
Dr Priya Hale2 July7 min read