It was my 6-year-old who set me straight on twenty-first century bullying.“Mommy, please don’t pack raisins in my lunch anymore,” she said flatly. “Nobody likes raisins and I shouldn’t eat…
Browsing: Parenting
A math teacher explains why it’s important help your kid get – really get! –math concepts now.
Teaching tolerance, inclusion, and anti-racism with your kids from a young age.
Sam, our younger son, recently injured his hip. Nothing terrible, but enough to land him on crutches for ten days. As parents, Dena and I have had to manage the…
By Phoebe Hall, Esq., and Julie Cillo, Esq. Sometimes even the best intended parents find themselves faced with separation/divorce and the changes it brings to them and to their…
This month, Susan Brown tackles two questions on the same topic. As the mother of an only child, she knows the territory well. Q: My husband and I made a…
When we first moved to Virginia, my husband changed his name. We had been married for a little while with our respective last names and, since having a child, we…
When baby number one was still an infant, breastfeeding and naptime were spent soaking up parenting books. Many of my friends were in a similar stage in life and were…
“Funny how you’re the editor of this great parenting magazine and you’re really just winging it.”That’s what one of my daughters told me a few years back. I don’t remember…
It’s not that I’m cheap – though others living under this roof would be only too glad to say that I am. And don’t mistake me for one of those…
Fighting the entitlement mentality is an increasingly common battle for twenty-first century parents. Consequently, what used to be the typical outcome of parenting – independent kids – is rapidly becoming…
There’s so much to consider when changing jobs, including the potential impact on one’s retirement assets. A job transition provides the opportunity to not only evaluate, but perhaps gain control…
