July 2026 - Page 4 of 4 - Kids Without AI

I Put the Monitor in a Drawer

Lucy Bamboo · July 2, 2026

toddler sleeping face-down in pack-and-play with cartoon animal blanket, bare feet sticking out — screen-free bedtime routine

I went in to check on her and found her like this: face completely down, head buried so deep into the mattress I could not see a single feature, legs sticking entirely out from under the blanket, bare feet catching the faint light from the hallway. The cartoon animal blanket — the one with the … Read more

I Let Her Sit in the Mud. Here’s What I Talked Myself Out Of Stopping.

Lucy Bamboo · July 1, 2026

toddler sitting in muddy creek bank at Oak Creek Sedona, hands deep in red mud, yellow dress — letting children play in dirt

There’s a creek at Oak Creek, at the Red Rock Crossing in Sedona, Arizona, shallow and slow, with a soft muddy bank where the water goes still. Last April I took my daughter there on a whim, the day too good to stay inside, and within about ninety seconds she had lowered herself straight down … Read more