My blog covers education and children’s books. When I cover parenting issues, it usually contains book recommendations. Parenting topics include academic subjects, summer learning, bullying, special needs, fitness and more.
I’m excited to introduce you to my friend Giselle today. Giselle blogs at Kids Yoga Stories and recently moved to my neck of the woods from Northern California so we are actually able to meet in person! Such a rare and unusual treat for bloggers! You probably wouldn’t be surprised to know that she is a yoga instructor,…
I don’t blog much about my oldest, Grasshopper and Sensei. It’s not because she’s a teenager (8th grade!) though that would be reason enough. One reason is that she hates being photographed. The elusive Grasshopper and Sensei. She’s never wanted to be in the spotlight. She hates that. She’s a pretty wonderful kid though. Very…
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We chose Guys Read: Other Worlds for our second 3rd Grade Book Club for Boys. Our first was a book swap and was meant to warm the boys up into believing that Book Club for Boys is SUPER FUN AND EXCITING! And, by parallel, reading is too! Did it work? Yes! They all showed up again!…
This is the first year that PickyKidPix hasn’t see her closest friends since Kindergarten on a daily basis. She’s in middle school now and she and her friends are on different teams, on different school buses, and doing different activities. They had no common activity, so I suggested boxing. PickyKidPix started boxing with me during…
Dear 16 year old me, Just a few quick things as I pop back in time. 1) Swimming is not your sport I know that you love this swim team. Your coach and teammates are amazingly supportive, kind, and smart. They celebrate your personal best as enthusiastically as you do their blue ribbons. It’s just…
I mentioned many times how my 11-year-old daughter, PickyKidPix, wants to learn to be a hairstylist in order to earn money in high school. What I didn’t realize was how sneaky and persistent she has been to learn. In the beginning, she would invite her friends over for a playdate and let them watch TV…