My daughter and her team are competing for $65,000 in prize money for the Wege Prize against five other teams who hail from around the world! Wege Prize is an annual competition that ignites game-changing solutions for the future by inspiring college/university students around the world to collaborate across institutional, disciplinary, and cultural boundaries…
Category: Parenting
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.
Multicultural Children’s Book Day FLASH SALE!
Flash Sale for Multicultural Children’s Book Day Sponsorships! Our Platinum and Author Sponsorships are now offered at a 30% discount through the end of July. Multicultural Children’s Book Day is not just about getting a diverse book in the mail and telling everyone about how wonderful it is (although that is part of it)….
Dealing With Sibling Rivalry as a Parent
If you have two or more kids at home, you’ve probably had to break up at least one fight over a toy, video game, or even ice cream flavor. Sometimes you also have to deal with screaming arguments about who is the preferred child or who gets the most attention from the parents. Sibling rivalry…
Musical Journeys: Introduction to Piano Online Class for Young Children
Well, it’s been thirty years in the making but my sister’s piano teaching method books, Keiko and Sam’s Musical Journeys, are finally ready. I did the illustrations thirty years ago as well. In fact, it’s so long ago that I barely recognized some of the drawings. Noreen’s wrote Keiko and Sam’s Musical Journeys when the…
26 Children’s Books on Mental Health Support During Stressful Times
Every year, we create a free and downloadable Classroom Kit for Multicultural Children’s Book Day on a specific theme: Racism Kindness Empathy (immigration and refugee experience) Homeschool Poverty Activism Disability The kits include activities, a discussion guide, a poster, and a book list. I create the book lists myself and keep a copy on my…
A Guide To Summer Travel With Kids
It’s summertime, the best time of the year to travel with your kids. But just because you’re traveling with kids doesn’t mean that you can’t look good while doing it, but in order to travel well, you need to make a plan first. Planning Your Trip As you begin planning your trip, a few things…
Keeping Your Pets Healthy During The Summer
While the definition of the family looks different for many people, around forty percent of American homes include a pet dog as part of the definition. Just like taking care of your children includes different responsibilities depending on the season, taking care of your dog does too. You may be well versed in how to…







