Book Nooks: Closing the Million-Word Gap
The heat of the attic overwhelmed me. Memories did, too. Tucked in plastic totes were myriad books we had read to our kids. Fun books like Dr. Seuss’s “Hop on Pop” or Eric Carle’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” mixed in with deeper stories
The New Domesticity: Old-Fashioned Copywork
“I can’t invent, I can only copy,” thus confessed one of the most delightfully successful creatives in all of children’s literature, Beatrix Potter. Yet who among us would have the audacity to turn the pages of “Peter Rabbit” and sniff, “What’s so original about
Raising Money Smart Kids
As a kid, I had a treasured piggy bank. I remember dumping it out, then separating the money I had saved into piles of dollars, quarters, and dimes so I could count exactly how much I had. I dreamed of
All in the Family: Parents and Children “Play” Together
As kids grow toward adolescence, the wide open days of early childhood seem to grow fewer as kids’ schedules fill up with sports, music, clubs and a whole new kind of social life. The apron strings fray a bit as many parents find
Top Toys 2019
The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) recently unveiled its 2019 Best Toys for Kids award winners, selected by independent toy retailers across the U.S. To view the complete list of winners, pick up a copy of our November 2019 issue
Winter Break Camp Guide 2019
Welcome to our annual winter break camp guide, with fun day camp options for ages 3 through teen! To find the camp guide, pick up a copy of the November 2019 issue at any of these locations, or view the digital archive
The New Domesticity: The Poetry of the Season
“October was a beautiful month at Green Gables, when the birches in the hollow turned as golden as sunshine and the maples behind the orchard were royal crimson and the wild cherry trees along the lane put on the loveliest shades of dark
Combating Racial Bullying
According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, 20% of students report being bullied. And for some kids, this treatment is because of their race or ethnicity.
Eye on Education: Vision Therapy and Success in the Classroom
With a new school year just around the corner, families are going through the checklist to get ready for school: shopping for new backpacks, shoes, and even new glasses to match the threads! What I recently discovered is that some eye
Care, Compassion and Grit: Kids Benefit from Raising Animals
Baaing, mooing, and chirping sounds fill the animal barns at the Clark County Fair. Fans whir as dust swirls and sweat drips down happy faces. These faces belong to youngsters who have worked long and hard to prepare their animals