Hacker News with Generative AI: Parenting

An Uber drove away with her kid and wouldn't connect her with the driver (cbc.ca)
An Ontario mother is raising concerns about Uber's emergency policies after one of its drivers drove away with her five-year-old daughter still in the back seat.
Uber, Safety, Parenting, Transportation, Technology
9 points by doom2 5 days ago | 1 comments
Don't force your kids to do math (avocados.ovh)
Well… you probably shouldn’t.
Parenting, Education, Math
246 points by happycats 6 days ago | 414 comments
The great internet Baby Monitor Debate (livenearfriends.com)
Slate just dropped a firestorm of an article this week about parents using baby monitors to watch their sleeping children while they sneak away to hotel restaurants.
Parenting, Technology, Privacy
5 points by surprisetalk 8 days ago | 10 comments
How to win an argument with a toddler (seths.blog)
You can’t.
Parenting, Humor, Children
727 points by herbertl 11 days ago | 520 comments
My imaginary children aren't using your streaming service (shkspr.mobi)
Whenever I start up Netflix, I'm asked if I want to create an account for my children.
Streaming Services, Parenting, Technology, Humor
87 points by edent 13 days ago | 123 comments
Neelcamp – Making Parenting Easier (neelcamp.com)
Discover Amazing Programs
Parenting, Technology, Software, Childcare
7 points by ghirni 14 days ago | 3 comments
A balanced review of Math Academy (ozwrites.com)
I haven’t written in a couple of months as we had another baby (kid #3, a boy) in January. So far he really likes it when we vacuum or play Metallica… not sure what that says about his personality but at least the house is clean. Also I’m still working on a major update to teachyourselfcs.com so please keep your helpful suggestions coming!
Education, Reviews, Parenting
52 points by ozanonay 14 days ago | 24 comments
MSU study finds number of US nonparents who never want children is growing (msutoday.msu.edu)
Recent data from Pew Research Center suggest that Americans are rethinking whether they want to become parents. This could be part of a long-term trend, as a research team from Michigan State University found that the percentage of nonparents in the United States who never want children has doubled over the past 20 years.
Demographics, Family, Parenting, Social Trends, Research
12 points by ivewonyoung 16 days ago | 9 comments
Show HN: I tried making YouTube safer for my kids (maekitsafe.com)
Provide them with content you trust. Only YouTube channels you approve, with no comments, no autoplay, and no algorithmic recommendations.
Parenting, YouTube, Kids, Safety, Online Content
41 points by beechwood 18 days ago | 33 comments
Show HN: I turned my kid's worksheet into a math game in 10 minutes with Claude (mattsayar.com)
I received a ticket from my product manager (my wife) to add a new feature for our largest customer (my kindergartner). The requirements doc included a worksheet from school that looked like this.
Parenting, AI, Games, Education
76 points by MattSayar 19 days ago | 15 comments
How to Make Superbabies (lesswrong.com)
Bioethics, Genetics, Parenting, Artificial Intelligence
26 points by nsoonhui 20 days ago | 36 comments
Quaker Parents Were Ahead of Their Time (theatlantic.com)
The nearly 375-year-old religion’s principles line up surprisingly well with modern parenting research.
Parenting, Religion, History, Sociology
19 points by ggm 21 days ago | 2 comments
“Our kids are the least flourishing generation we know of” (nytimes.com)
The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses the “parents’ revolution” on smartphones that his book “The Anxious Generation” has ignited.
Generational Issues, Parenting, Mental Health, Social Psychology, Technology
5 points by dr_dshiv 24 days ago | 5 comments
A demanding work culture could be undermining efforts to raise birth rates (psypost.org)
China’s falling birth rate has become a major national concern, and a new study published in Biodemography and Social Biology suggests that the country’s demanding work culture may be partly to blame.
Demographics, Work Culture, China, Social Science, Parenting
8 points by ivewonyoung 24 days ago | 8 comments
Raising Kids to Have an Analog Childhood in a Digital World (joshuakennon.com)
One of the questions I get constantly, both in-person and online, is how we went about arranging our household once we became parents.
Parenting, Technology, Digital Age, Analog Experiences, Childhood
135 points by walterbell 26 days ago | 76 comments
Child complains of 'monster' under bed. Babysitter comes face-to-face with man (cnn.com)
Crime, Children, Parenting, Security
8 points by LinuxBender 28 days ago | 0 comments
Percentage of parents financially supporting adult children reaches 3-year high (savings.com)
Half of parents with adult children provide regular financial assistance to their grown offspring. The average support per adult child is $1,474 monthly, about 6% higher than last year.
Parenting, Finance, Economics, Demographics
35 points by walterbell 29 days ago | 41 comments
Is Your Son a Computer Hacker? (2001) (gwern.net)
As an enlightened, modern parent, I try to be as involved as possible in the lives of my six children. I encourage them to join team sports. I attend their teen parties with them to ensure no drinking or alcohol is on the premises. I keep a fatherly eye on the CDs they listen to and the shows they watch, the company they keep and the books they read. You could say I'm a model parent.
Parenting, Technology, Social Commentary
3 points by JPLeRouzic 30 days ago | 3 comments
The School Car Pickup Line Is a National Embarrassment (collegetowns.substack.com)
The school car pickup line is a national embarrassment.
Parenting, Education, Social Commentary
265 points by trevin 42 days ago | 377 comments
Study finds bullies have more children than non-bullies (phys.org)
A bully asserting their dominance on the playground or in the high school halls is likely to have more children in adulthood than their peers, new Brock University research has shown.
Social Psychology, Bullying, Parenting, Research, Education
71 points by PaulHoule 46 days ago | 91 comments
My kid calls a 'Cowboy' at (833) 760-1978. Weird bedtime hack (ycombinator.com)
Bedtime was chaos. Then I made AI versions of my kid’s favorite characters to tell him stories. Now he calls a Cowboy (833-760-1978) or Barbie (833-674-2491) before bed. It’s bizarrely effective.
Parenting, Artificial Intelligence, Bedtime Routines, Creative Projects
37 points by KarimRC 58 days ago | 3 comments
Parents favor daughters: A meta-analysis of predictors of differential treatment (psycnet.apa.org)
Psychology, Gender, Meta-Analysis, Parenting
30 points by c-oreills 61 days ago | 17 comments
Kids Love Landline Phones (rnz.co.nz)
Four years ago, Summer Haycock reinstalled a landline in her Auckland home. It was a grey corded phone reminiscent of a bland 1990s office.
Technology, Nostalgia, Family Life, Parenting
71 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 65 days ago | 69 comments
Children are starting school unable to sit up or hold a pencil – I know culprit (theguardian.com)
As an early years education specialist, over the past decade I have seen children enter classrooms with fewer and fewer of the skills needed to begin their formal education. The key culprit, in my opinion? Screen time.
Education, Screen Time, Parenting
12 points by pseudolus 66 days ago | 3 comments
I set my phone to 'do not disturb' three years ago – and have never looked back (theguardian.com)
WhatsApp notifications in the middle of the night were the final straw. I switched those off – and every other alert – and it helped my wellbeing, sleep and parenting
Digital Wellbeing, Technology, Productivity, Sleep, Parenting
48 points by jethronethro 68 days ago | 65 comments
Why young parents should focus on building trust with their kids (desunit.com)
Today, when my 1.9-year-old daughter tried to grab and eat an unwashed orange, I asked her to give it to me so I could wash and peel it if she could wait for a moment. She did. It got me thinking about the marshmallow experiment, where the idea was that patience equals success. But … it wasn’t the whole story.
Parenting, Trust, Child Development
542 points by desunit 72 days ago | 407 comments
Small, Light, Robust Phones for a Type 1 Diabetic Child (geek.nz)
Our 4yo T1D son, Sam, needs to carry a phone everywhere he goes to act as his pancreas.
Health, Technology, Parenting, Diabetes
28 points by grahar64 72 days ago | 31 comments
Men are more prepared for fatherhood than we think (scientificamerican.com)
In many cultures, men are not involved with hands-on childcare. But biology tells us we are perfectly capable of doing so
Fatherhood, Gender Roles, Biology, Parenting, Culture
12 points by jimminyx 74 days ago | 8 comments
Ask HN: What books influenced your moral compass? (ycombinator.com)
I'd love to hear what books influenced you when you were younger and how. I am trying to stock up on books that would benefit my son to read (and me as we read them together).<p>Native Son by Richard Wright really hit me hard in high school. I'd love to hear what had a big impact on you.
Books, Moral Philosophy, Parenting, Education
20 points by bwb 79 days ago | 25 comments
ADHD Didn't Break Me–My Parents Did (claimingattention.substack.com)
This was the most profound realization I had after my diagnosis. It was crucial because, without it, I wouldn't have known how to live with myself.
ADHD, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth
160 points by asoli 83 days ago | 178 comments