While many kids will be going back to school after Labor Day, my son just finished his second week. As he has done in past years, he eats school lunch. Our district has incorporated whole grains, banned strawberry milk completely and now offers salad along with PB&J as the third daily option. The menu has…
Category Archives: Parenting
The iConnected Parent: A Kirkus Reviews Blog
I may be stepping on some toes with this review. The iConnected Parent by Barbara K. Hofer and Abigal Sullivan Moore asks about our contact with our college-aged kids “How much is too much?” I have always been much a more hands-off/Free Range parent than a helicopter parent, but this book opened my eyes to…
Kirkus Review: What’s Eating Your Child?
For the past few years, I have dealt with recurring health issues: reflux, eczema, sinus infections, and anxiety. After reading that they could all be connected to my digestive system, I made extreme changes to my diet. I have stuck with these changes since March 30th and have seen drastic changes. My eczema and sinus…
Your Child’s Writing Life, Review and Giveaway
The title of Pam Allyn’s book says it all: Your Child’s Writing Life: How to Inspire Confidence, Creativity, and Skill at Every Age. As parents, don’t we all want confident, creative, and skilled children? Pam Allyn explains the benefits in school and “real life” that results when they have developed writing skills. I recently reviewed…
The Available Parent, Review and Giveaway
How in the world will we survive raising teenagers? If you’ve ever found yourself asking that very question, regardless of the age of your children now, have I got a book for you! The Available Parent: Radical Optimism for Raising Teens and Tweens by Dr. John Duffy is a concise and wholly logical parenting tome…
Bonding over Beauty at Kirkus Reviews Blog
We try to keep our summers pretty flexible. Between the things scheduled such as Vacation Bible School at church, camp, and family trips, it still ends up flying by. However, there’s no doubt that even with a fair bit of running around, the less structured days do lend themselves to more conversations and special activities…
On Reading: Too Busy to Read?
“She hates to read!” I complained to my girlfriend. At first, things were fine. Meghan could color, cut, and paste like the best of them. But, when it came time to teach our daughter how to read, struggles became apparent. It was hard to believe—especially when she came from a long line of bookaholics. Fifteen…
Grow the Tree You Got, on the Kirkus Reviews Blog
First you need to read the whole title, and not just look at the picture and read the title, because this is no gardening book. Grow the Tree You Got: & 99 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Adolescents and Teenagers by Tom Sturges is an inspiring and informative book. I was surprised how much I…
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