Family Book Club: May Edition
Those April showers have officially brought us May flowers—in the form of books to help your family reading time blossom.…
Those April showers have officially brought us May flowers—in the form of books to help your family reading time blossom.…
April showers may bring May flowers, but April also brings new growth as trees blossom, buds emerge, and bulbs sprout from…
The tweenage years are awkward enough, with gangly limbs, shiny braces, pimply faces, and changing voices. Not that I speak…
For more than twenty years our country has celebrated March as Women’s History Month. It is a time to highlight…
Spring break is just around the corner! For many of us, that means a week-long break with the kids. Whether…
It’s hard to believe an entire month has already come and gone in the new year! If you joined us…
Making more time for family and reading are at the very top of my New Year’s Resolution list: so combining the two…
The Worlds Within Worlds Within Portland, Oregon lies a forest by the name of the Impassable Wilderness. This area is off…
Kids and parties go together like peanut butter and jelly: Enjoyable, predictable, and often requested! There are birthday parties, neighborhood…
Welcome to the new frontier of parenting. So long to the days of prank calls and notes passed in class;…
Both doting and lively, nannies are often portrayed in fiction as a child’s closest friend. They offer advice, scold when…
Leaves are falling, evenings are getting darker, pumpkins are popping up on porches, and costumes are on every parent’s shopping…
Pollen, fish, peanuts, bees, latex, milk, cats. What can be an annoyance for one person can be a dangerous sensitivity…
Puppets can run the gamut—from lovable furry creatures, to frightening dummies. At either end of the spectrum, they are entertaining and…
Timeless picture books are a welcome and wonderful addition to any home library. As you read these with your kids, you…
Teaching a child good table manners is often tougher than you might think. Parents can exhibit excellent mealtime etiquette and…
I often tell my kids that patience is a virtue. Yet, it is all too obvious this virtue is not fully…
Board books are terrific buys for babies and toddlers. They feature durable pages, are easy to grip, and come in just…
When you are up in the middle of the night feeding a new baby who seems to want to eat…
Swimming, sports, camping, and other outdoor activities are a natural part of the summer for many kids. But spending some quiet…