Zany Flexibility

By: Sandra L. Churchill My mom squinted at the clock in our car as we scrambled to finish errands and manage afternoon school pick-up lines. “Is that right?” she asked of the 12:07 p.m. time indicated on my dashboard. “Oh no,” I laughed, “it’s 1:00 but we’ll be there in time.” Mom looked confused. “You … More Zany Flexibility

Art and Nature

By: Mary Morris Kids love nature and they love art. Who doesn’t, right? The two share a wonderful connection. How many times have you gone to an art museum and looked at beautiful paintings of oceans and sunsets and fields of grass? These are seemingly simple landscapes that are captured with light and texture by … More Art and Nature

Decisions, Decisions

By: Sheila Gaudet Parenting comes with many decisions about caring for our kids. When our kids are babies those decisions include breast or bottle? Cloth or disposable diapers? Co-sleeping or “ferberizing?” Daycare or staying at home?  As they get older it turns into which school is the best match for my child? Do we really … More Decisions, Decisions

Early Intervention

By: Heather Desmond O’Neill “Dada.  Dada.  Dada.  Dada.” A year and a half ago, this was all my youngest son was saying, and I was pretty devastated.  Just once I wanted to hear “Mama.”  I’m sure you’re thinking, “careful what you wish for…”  Now, I live with a real life Stewie. At Jackson’s 15-month check … More Early Intervention

Galactic Crafts

By: Tanya Pimental It’s no secret, I love any excuse to look through craft supplies and plug in my hot glue gun. Imagine my delight when Jack’s school decided to end the month of learning about outer space with a  dress up day.  Instructions were to keep it simple. It wasn’t an effort to have … More Galactic Crafts