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.
When our children enter the pre-teen and teenage years, they face a lot of significant changes – physically and emotionally. Height becomes a crucial aspect during this time, impacting not only their health but also their self-perception. As parents, we want to ensure they grow up healthy and happy, but sometimes it’s hard to know…
Spending more time outdoors benefits your mental and physical health. However, if your patio consists of little more than a bare slab baking in the sun, you probably won’t use the space much. Imagine instead a backyard paradise exploding with life that brings a smile to your face every time you step out your door….
I was featured in Walking in Other People’s Shoes blog! I am part of their community and host the Multicultural Children’s Book Club, a free and virtual monthly event occurring on the first Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm EST. Here’s an excerpt. The rest is here. In Mia Wenjen’s Shoes: My Journey Discovering…
What is parenting power? It’s the innate, usually invisible ability that some moms and dads have for encouraging their children to become responsible, intelligent, confident, and healthy adults. Fortunately, anyone can unleash it by doing relatively mundane things, like signing kids up for a self-defense class, performing community service projects as a family, cosigning on…
2023 Little Joe Ventures Cohort Announced Posted on April 11, 2023 by Carly Kramer The Garage is excited to announce the newest cohort of Little Joe Ventures Fellows! Now in its sixth year, the Little Joe Ventures (LJV) Fellowship is awarded to five Northwestern sophomores who have demonstrated immense entrepreneurial potential. Fellows receive unparalleled personal development opportunities, funding, networking,…
Please welcome my guest author, Mona Alvarado Frazier with her list of 9 Books for Teens about Intimate Partner Violence including her debut young adult novel! We are long-time friends from Twitter and I’m thrilled to have her on my blog today! She’s always been so supportive on social media that I’m happy to be…
Follow these money tips to better manage your finances during the recession last few years have been extremely turbulent, to say the least. Inflation is at an all-time high, and it seems like people are losing their jobs left and right. These times of economic uncertainty can be scary. With a bit of creativity and…