Bringing Up Innovators
When the boys were babies I often wished for an instruction manual that would make my parenting decisions easier- one full of if-then statements, like “If your six month old wakes up crying hourly in the middle of the night, then
I read an article recently about moms in the 1970s, and how their solution to planning playdates and scheduling their kids was to throw us all outside, lock the door, and drink a case of Tab. It reminded me of a scene in David Sedaris’s book Me Talk Pretty One Day*, where …
SNAP CIRCUITS Snap Circuits are a terrific STEM toy that provide an introduction into how to build with electricity. We put them …
Gift Idea of the Day #2: Turbo Twisters (Affiliate links included.) Put this in the category of pure entertainment. This was the boys’ …
I’m trying something new- since it’s the time of year where pretty much everyone is in a panic over what to buy …
In a parent-teacher conference years ago, my son was commended for the empathy he consistently displayed in the classroom. “Empathy can’t be …
Our lives took an unexpected turn last week when we found out one of my older son’s teachers had passed away suddenly …
“You see, to find the brightest wisdom one must pass through the darkest zones. And through the darkest zones there can be …
I know, Starbucks rushed the season by offering their pumpkin spice latte in August. I sipped one while sneering at a Christmas …
The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses. It is won behind the lines, in the gym and out there …