HeyJaredThe Workspace for Children
Lizzie Assa, MS Ed, Author of But I'm Bored, Real-life ideas for less chaos and a childhood that feels like childhood.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 16
- Latest publication
- Sep 30, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Aug 13, 2026
Latest issues
If I had to make dinner at your house, here’s how I’d do it. (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Thank you to HelloFresh for sponsoring this post and keeping it paywall free for everyone. #HelloFreshPartner<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="29" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3mzo!,w_1456,c_limit,
I Stopped Making My Kids Clean Up Every Day... They Started Playing More (opens the original)
Read excerpt
<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="594" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vLm2!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffef4ca95-1b42-449c-9793-f0d326e28db8_1172x594.png"
My Teens Scrolled All Week. They Also Played. (opens the original)
Read excerpt
I am a mom of three teens, and last week my kids spent time scrolling and texting, watching movies and playing video games. And they drew, used clay, and played with toys.Inside this post are three things they played with last week as they came in and out of the house doing their teenage thing. (And how to recreate them for your younger kids too.) And why I believe kids can use screens AND be kids who still love to play.And in case you are new here, I want to be so clear on something. I am not a
Why I Let Us Run Out of the Favorite Snack on Purpose (opens the original)
Read excerpt
<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="29" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3mzo!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6d39495b-0f7f-4d5f-9fd1-7c1849b44373_1100x29.png" title="" width="11
What I said when my kids were bored (by age) that taught them how to fill their own time (opens the original)
Read excerpt
“I’m bored” gets the same answer at my house every time, and it’s not a suggestion list.In this post:Why “I’m bored” is really “I don’t know what to do next” (and why that’s not a problem to fix)Word for word scripts for what I say when my kids are boredWhat to do when boredom turns destructive: dumping bins, poking the dog, bugging siblings<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="ht
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.