The Big Benefits of Reading
Stories are an important portal through which children learn about the world around them, and a love of reading prepares kids for school and for life. As a pediatrician at Vancouver Clinic, I encourage all of my families to read
The New Domesticity: Food, Glorious Food!
It was the stack of cheese that first caught my eye. I was delivering a meal to a friend who had just had a baby. Her cherub was sleeping soundly, and my friend was catching up on her latest read.
Reading Rocks: Raising a Confident Reader
Children who read well have a leg up in school and life. But raising a confident, joyful reader isn’t as easy as slogging through a bedtime story each night before tuck-in. Per the University of Michigan, research highlights five fundamental
The New Domesticity: Led by Literature
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The words drummed in my brain as I worked on committing Marc Antony’s speech to memory. Notecards placed around our home prompted me: “Friends, Romans, countrymen…”
Dear Teacher
“Dear Teacher” is a monthly education column written by experienced educators and parents. Finding a Time to Talk to Teachers Question: Both my husband and I work long, long hours at jobs where we can never get away for conferences with our