You would think resourceful children born in our digital age would know how to find a simple phone number. But if my kids are any guide, basic skills that were…
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Shopping for groceries is an ample and simple errand for some but for many, those seeking healthier produce, the task of finding substantial products can be quite difficult. Dr. Bob,…
Here are some changes you can make in your household and your family’s lifestyle that will help your whole family become eco-smart!
Caryn Boehm of Henrico County had not heard the term “collaborative consumption,” although her lifestyle defines it. Environmentally aware, Boehm uses Craigslist and other digital resources to save money and…
Capital One and The Heart of America Foundation® Celebrate Literacy Month with New Library Build for the Children’s Museum of Richmond Community Receives Library and More Than 2,000 Books The…
Dear Santa, Yes, that’s right. It’s me. After all these years. You were probably expecting letters from my children, weren’t you? Well, keep your eye out; they’ll be along shortly.…
A little while ago, the younger of my two children, an eleven-year-old girl, let me know it was time to remove her booster seat from the back seat of my…
Yes, it’s about two hours from Richmond to Portsmouth, Virginia. Yes, road-tripping to the beach with the kids in the dead of winter seems a little crazy. But the good…
Author Neale S. Godfrey insists children “must be able to see, and be able to identify, the physical substance of money before they can do anything with it.” Therefore, in…
What a difference a generation makes in the expectations and realities of grand-parenting. When my brother and I were growing up on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, our maternal grandparents took care…
As editor of a widely read and highly regarded family lifestyle magazine, I am privy to important information to which most parents do not have regular access. I’ll bet you were…
