Our 1972 Toyota Corona station wagon lived a tough life when I was a kid. From the factory, it came with an AM radio and no AC. How much fun…
Browsing: Parenting
As families celebrate, take note of these scary statistics from AAA: Children are four times more likely to be struck by a motor vehicle on Halloween than any other day of the…
Cody Bowles, a 2016 graduate of George Mason University, recalls how hard it was to even think about paying for college when he attended Lee-Davis High School.“It was daunting,” he…
I have just begun my twelfth year as an English teacher. I spent two years at a private school, seven at a public school, and two at a school for…
My husband and I work and have to stick to a schedule. How can we get our kids – ages eight and eleven – to school on time?…
When Mark and Michelle began thinking about their children’s educations, they quickly became overwhelmed. They had heard of UTMA accounts, 529 plans, and educational trusts. They knew their parents wanted…
Few words strike fear in the hearts of my clients like the question, “Do you have a budget?” The irony of this is that the stress induced by poorly managed…
On November 7, Virginians will head to the polls to elect a new governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and all one hundred members of the Virginia House of Delegates. In…
Why is middle school so hard? And why you should count yourself lucky if your kids move on having formed a bond with at least one teacher or adult.
If you’re like me, you almost never see it coming. It’s a bolt out of the blue, a maddening surprise, a whack across the back of the head when you…
As my children get older, I can feel myself starting to favor one of my kids over the other. Is this normal? Parents can feel more ease with one child and…
When John and Ann were in a serious automobile accident, they needed care for their children. Arrangements were made for the kids to stay with relatives in Virginia until their…
