You Are Not Too Busy To Read To Your Kids
It’s time for a reality check. An article this week from The Guardian begins by lamenting the difficulty parent’s face in making time to read to their kids. “A survey by Settle Stories, an arts and heritage charity, of more than 2,000 parents with children aged four to 10 claimed that only 4% read a bedtime story to their […]
September Resource Round-Up
Sometimes it can be overwhelming looking through all there is available online. I always appreciate it when my friends email or text me an article they know I will either find useful, inspiring, or just plain funny. So today, let me be that friend for you. Below is my collection of September favorites. Hopefully you […]
The Falllacy of Push-Button Learning
Americans like convenience. Walk into any American convenience store and compare the price of a loaf of bread to the price you pay at a grocery store 2 miles down the road, you’ll see how much extra we are often willing to pay for convenience. This is all well and good when it comes to […]
This Plate Could Change Your Whole Family Dinner
I am conflicted on the “picky eater” issue. This plate found me the other day, and I couldn’t decide how I felt about it. On the one hand, I feel like children should eat what the grown-ups eat without any cajoling or bribing or games involved. This is the way it’s done in most other […]
Youth Sports: Gateway to Overscheduling
Mr. B and Mr. C have been playing with balls, bats, pucks, disks and just about anything else they can get their hands and feet on since they were very small. This week, they participated in their first T-Ball practice with their new team, The Sluggers. As they’ve grown up, we watched many of their […]