There’s talk across the internet about the big yellow bus, school shopping, lunch preparations, and morning routines. ‘Tis the season, folks.
The start of the school year brings with it the usual sadness that summer’s screeching to a halt, and a heart stopping anxiety about sending my 8 year-old into a school crawling with […]
Food Allergies and School
August 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Late Arrival
July 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment
He was born two weeks late. His dad had been home on the due date. Now he was hours away, in charge of a camp. Long before cell phones, a telephone call somehow got through. He drove all as fast as he could.
They didn’t have any courses in parenting. Not many books. Just a war […]
Tags: Parenting
“Swimmy”
June 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I’m writing this poolside at our gym, watching swimming classes. My kids aren’t in the water right now, but I’ll have the pleasure of watching their classes in a couple of weeks.
How do you teach children to swim when you don’t know whether they’ve ever been in water before? This was the problem Peter and […]
Tags: Activities · Beauty, Health & Fitness · Safety
The Book Fair Miracle
May 26th, 2008 · No Comments
For the second year in a row, I have helped organize the Book Fair at our local elementary school. We use a local shop, rather than Scholastic, and the Fair always has amazing books I’ve never seen before. This is not a fund raiser for the school- we pass on the discounts to […]
Tags: Activities · Education · Literacy · Parenting · Volunteer
