Grandparents Raising Grandkids
Becoming a parent is a life changer for anyone. In some cases, though, parents face challenges that totally hinder their ability care for their children, whether due to mental illness, death, incarceration, substance abuse, or poverty. This is where grandparents
Building a Village for Mom and Baby
Caring for a newborn baby can be a surprisingly isolating and exhausting experience, particularly for first-time moms. During pregnancy, women are showered with attention and, when the baby is born, there’s often a steady flow of visitors. Then the excitement
Banned Books Week and the Freedom to Read
In my free time this summer, in between camping excursions, day trips, dropping my kids off at camps and tending my garden, I immersed myself in some controversial fiction. I wanted to experience the imaginary characters and settings and plots
Bit of HiStory: Yacolt Burn
The winter of 1901-02 was a long, wet one for Southwest Washington. But eventually the warm sun of spring was welcomed, crops and wildflowers burst from the ground, and the season became warm and unseasonably dry. As the days lengthened,
The New Domesticity: Sheltering the Family
“We need to go back to Number 17.” My husband looked at me quizzically. “That very spot?” I assured him that only Number 17 would do. It was magical. It was sacred. It was our place. I batted my eyes
Best of Vancouver 2019 – Thank you for voting
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Are You Prepared? Emergency Preparedness for Families
Are you prepared if a disaster strikes? It isn’t my favorite question to consider but with children in the house it is good to ensure that my family is ready if fire, inclement weather, or worse, affects our home and