The Crayon Letters
Code and CrayonsParenting for a world that is changing faster than childhood ever has. Reflections on books, play, calm tech, and raising thinkers in the AI era — without rushing or performing.
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What Makes a Picture Book Worth Reading a Hundred Times
How I now choose picture books that invite children to notice, predict, and participate.
Two books arrived in our house during the same week. Same shelf, same child, same lap, same lamp.
Why My Engineer Brain Almost Ruined Reading Time
I should tell you something about myself that I’ve mostly kept out of these letters: I’m a software engineer. Thirteen years of it. I build systems for a living, and I am paid, specifically, to make things measurable, efficient, and fast....
The Ten Seconds Before You Help
My son was doing a puzzle last week and one piece would not go in. He turned it, pressed it, turned it again. I watched his face start to tighten, and I felt my hand move toward the piece before I had decided anything.
That’s the moment I...
I Don’t Want My Child to Be “Advanced.” I Want Him to Be Awake.
Early skills are easy to measure. A living mind is harder to see, and more worth protecting.
There is a word I keep seeing around childhood.
Before You Buy Another Toy, Try This
A practical guide to reviving good toys before adding more clutter.
A toy can be open-ended, beautiful, expensive, Montessori-ish, developmentally appropriate and still sit untouched.
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Senior software engineer + mum. I write about books, play, screens, and small home systems that help children think, not just perform, in an AI-shaped world.
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