School is out or going to be out soon for much of the country. Summer’s almost here. Have you signed up your kids for swimming lessons yet? I consider swimming lessons one of the most important activities you can sign your kids up for. It doesn’t matter if you...
I was reading an interview with Lenore Skenazy on Salon the other day. With her new book out (Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry), I’m seeing a lot of stuff about her. It just amazes me how overprotective parents can be....
I’ve been reading posts at the Free Range Kids website for a while. The writer has a lot of really good points about letting your children have a lot more freedom than many parents are currently willing to allow. You may even remember hearing about Lenore Skenazy a few...
It’s not easy to get some kids to eat right. Come to think of it, it’s not easy to get some parents to eat right. We’re the ones who start it a lot of the time, aren’t we? When you’re at home with the kids all day there’s a...
We’ve been having a couple of really hot days around here lately. It broke 100 degrees F here yesterday. My daughter was quick to ask after school if she could stay inside rather than be sent out to play. That got me thinking about how I’m going to be...