Timely Tales Blog

🌞 Why Boredom Is Good for Kids (Really!)

🌞 Why Boredom Is Good for Kids (Really!)

Emma Taylor

I have vivid memories of my childhood summers spent running through my neighborhood. I’d wake up early, call my best friend on the landline, and we’d decide when and where...

🌞 Why Boredom Is Good for Kids (Really!)

I have vivid memories of my childhood summers spent running through my neighborhood. I’d wake up early, call my best friend on the landline, and we’d decide when and where...

By Emma Taylor
📖 The Power of Repetition in Reading for Kids

📖 The Power of Repetition in Reading for Kids

Emma Taylor

“Read it again!”If you’ve ever read the same book five nights in a row, or five times in one sitting, you’re not alone. Young children are wired to return to...

📖 The Power of Repetition in Reading for Kids

“Read it again!”If you’ve ever read the same book five nights in a row, or five times in one sitting, you’re not alone. Young children are wired to return to...

By Emma Taylor
Story Time Without the Screen: A Summer Listening Swap

Story Time Without the Screen: A Summer Listening Swap

Emma Taylor

This summer, we’re making small, meaningful swaps to invite calm, creativity, and connection into our days. One of our favorite low-effort changes? Swapping screen time for story time, one you...

Story Time Without the Screen: A Summer Listening Swap

This summer, we’re making small, meaningful swaps to invite calm, creativity, and connection into our days. One of our favorite low-effort changes? Swapping screen time for story time, one you...

By Emma Taylor
Fireworks, Freedom & the Stories We Tell

Fireworks, Freedom & the Stories We Tell

Emma Taylor

The Fourth of July brings popsicles, parades, fireworks, and family time. For many of us raising children today, it also invites reflection: How do we honor this holiday with honesty?...

Fireworks, Freedom & the Stories We Tell

The Fourth of July brings popsicles, parades, fireworks, and family time. For many of us raising children today, it also invites reflection: How do we honor this holiday with honesty?...

By Emma Taylor
Kick Off to a Screen-Free Summer

Kick Off to a Screen-Free Summer

Emma Taylor

As summer begins and the school year winds down, many families are seeking ways to slow down, reconnect, and savor simple joys, without relying on screens.We believe the season begins...

Kick Off to a Screen-Free Summer

As summer begins and the school year winds down, many families are seeking ways to slow down, reconnect, and savor simple joys, without relying on screens.We believe the season begins...

By Emma Taylor
Celebrate Juneteenth With Stories That Inspire Reflection and Resilience

Celebrate Juneteenth With Stories That Inspire Reflection and Resilience

Emma Taylor

A Children’s Booklist for Honoring Freedom and HistoryJune 19 marks Juneteenth, a vital day of remembrance and celebration in the United States. On this day in 1865—more than two years...

Celebrate Juneteenth With Stories That Inspire Reflection and Resilience

A Children’s Booklist for Honoring Freedom and HistoryJune 19 marks Juneteenth, a vital day of remembrance and celebration in the United States. On this day in 1865—more than two years...

By Emma Taylor
A Mental Health Awareness Month Reflection

A Mental Health Awareness Month Reflection

Emma Taylor

May is Mental Health Awareness Month—a time to reflect on what it really means to support the emotional well-being of the children in our lives (and ourselves). Mental health is...

A Mental Health Awareness Month Reflection

May is Mental Health Awareness Month—a time to reflect on what it really means to support the emotional well-being of the children in our lives (and ourselves). Mental health is...

By Emma Taylor