Read the Handwriting on the Wall: Why We Shouldn’t Kill off Cursive in Schools
Composing an Idea In an earlier article, I wrote about beginning a six week writing project with fourth graders in a local public school (also see Writing and Reading with Children, March 30, 2015). It was a wonderful experience, and the children eventually wrote...When Parents and Grandparents Disagree
Photo courtesy of Jillian Dent Parenting Approaches May Differ Research confirms that children benefit when both parents and grandparents actively participate in their lives. However, in the real world, not everyone agrees with their parents on child-rearing...A Lesson From The Strawberry Music Festival
Into Every Life a Little Rain Must Fall Most families experience some drama from time to time, and ours is no exception. The family dog eats a prescription pill bottle, pills and all; the plumbing fails; a fence falls down; termites swarm in the living room. ...The Value of Pops and Nana
Grandma, Grandma, Grandma! Occasionally I collect my granddaughter from preschool. Last week when I entered the play yard, Bean saw me from the other side of the climbing equipment. She ran all the way around it, arms held out wide, shouting “Grandma! Grandma!...My Mother, My Hero
One of my earliest memories of early childhood was marching around the kitchen table with my mother along with radio personality Don McNeal and his Breakfast Club. We would march and laugh and duck under the table and laugh, and . . . then we would wash the breakfast...
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