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Some toys hit different when they’re tied to a memory.
The best food toys and playsets of the summer just got an ice cream glow-up, because Melissa & Doug teamed up with Van Leeuwen on a wooden scoop shop you can run right from your living room. It drops just before National Ice Cream Month in July, it comes with coins for real free scoops, and full disclosure, it got me in my feelings a little.
I’ll explain why in a minute.
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One of the coolest parts of being a dad is watching your kids pick up pieces of who you are. Sometimes it’s your mannerisms. Sometimes it’s your sense of humor. And sometimes it’s your style.
I still remember being a kid and wanting to dress like the adults I looked up to. Whether it was a favorite athlete, rapper, uncle, or my dad, there was something special about putting on an outfit that made you feel connected to someone you admired.
Now that I’m a father, I get to experience that from the other side.
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I love that we’re finally talking about mental health out loud. As a dad, whenever I see a real initiative to equip youth and young adults with the tools they need to manage their minds, I’m going to shout it from the rooftops.
If you want to know how to lower your child’s anxiety, the absolute best approach is a mix of setting digital boundaries, modeling emotional health, and literally dragging them outside to touch grass.
Google just announced a partnership with Active Minds, donating $5 million for a massive national expansion of mental health and digital wellbeing programming. Their goal? Equipping 100,000 young people with the skills and self-efficacy to take action for their mental health.
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