Monday Medley: They saw dead people

Start your Monday off with something super creepy—like these photos of dead people in weird poses. It’s an interesting piece of history to share with your kids, but you might not want to share with younger children!

 A new pre-Raphaelite mural has been discovered in William Morris’s Red House. Cool!

If you don’t follow The Happy Scientist, you might want to; he posts some pretty cool challenges with their answers each week that are very interesting.

Ever wonder what that dangly thing in the back of your throat is for?

Have you read this article about not asking kids for kisses? All I can say is YES. How do you teach kids that no means no when they’re forced to hug and kiss people they barely even know? As Edwards says, personal boundaries are taught.

Check out these fun fashion ideas inspired by nature!

Could society itself use some unschooling a la John Holt? Oh, yes.

Do you think kids are getting online too early? Wood Sprite and I use it together, but every family is different. How do you manage your technology?

I love this post about taking self-portraits and body image. You might want to consider this as a body positive project as a family.

What do you think about not making your child the exception to the rule? I have mixed feelings about this post because I agree in some situations but not others—and I feel that a lot of rules are also stupid and need to be broken.

Last week I wrote about several parenting books that I’m enjoying, and here is another post from Little Heart Books featuring even more good recommendations.

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia