Weekend links

15 tips for the highly sensitive parent :: Sorta Crunchy
Why you should stop taking pictures on your phone and learn to draw :: The Philosopher’s Mail
The art of empathy :: Q Ideas
Why children fidget (and what we can do about it) :: Balanced and Barefoot
I sent all my text messages in calligraphy for a week :: The Atlantic

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