Trying to raise a joyful child in a stressful world? This month, I decided to review The Happy Kid Handbook by Katie Hurley because I liked the idea that focusing…
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My kids can’t wait to go back to GoApe Treetop Junior in Williamsburg. Next time, they want to bring their best friends along. My husband and I had gone on the…
If today’s helicopter parents make your head spin, you’re not alone. I decided to read It’s OK to Go Up the Slide by Heather Shumaker, a journalist and author of…
Five years in the making, the long-awaited Speed exhibit is open. Was it worth the wait? Billed as the most ambitious exhibit at the Science Museum of Virginia in its…
Can parents be overly attentive to their kids? This month, I decided to review The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey to find out. This teacher, journalist, and parent addresses…
Parents are busier than ever. Most tell me they are too busy to read. Tom Limbert’s latest book, What They Won’t Tell You About Parenting, is the perfect antidote. …
As an English professor for the Virginia Community College System, I deal with the issues confronting higher education on a daily basis. However, having a daughter in eighth grade…
Need help guiding your girl into a grownup? Untangled by Lisa Damour argues there are predictable patterns when it comes to our daughters’ development. She believes, “Life with your…
Trying to have a great career, marriage, and family? I selected Getting to 50/50: How Working Parents Can Have It All by Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober to see if…
“Why did parenting change from preparing our kids for life to protecting them from life?” Julie Lythcott-Haims asks in her book, How to Raise an Adult: Break Free from the…
This November, parents across the country will be sitting down at conferences to discuss children’s strengths and weaknesses; therefore, as a teacher of twenty-three years, I decided to feature…
Reviewed by Margaret Thompson “Best day EVER!” That’s just what a working mom likes to hear when she takes her kids to work with her on a summer day.…
