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 thrilled to announce that the 2021 Multicultural Children’s Book Day poster was created by Nat Iwata. It’s free and downloadable! Our entire gallery of posters is here. Nat Iwata also the illustrator for Sumo Joe! Learn more about Nat Iwata on his website, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) is an…
Please welcome my guest author today, mom and blogger Liz Talton, who weighs the pros and cons of distance learning versus in-person learning. My husband and I have had to make this decision for our son who is in high school. We thought he would be able to go back to school with a hybrid…
If you are like me, winter requires different skincare than a summertime routine. There still is the need for sunscreen, even in New England weather where the sun doesn’t seem to be very strong in the winter. But there is now a need for a new skincare routine to combat dryness. Why the dry skin…
I think this has been on all our minds. What is our school doing this fall? Are we hybrid or remote learning? Either mode does not bode well, especially for high school students who will need to learn at the non-COVID-19 normal pace if they are going to take Advanced Placement tests in the future….
As the world finds itself gripped in the worst pandemic in a century, schools are increasingly shutting down to prevent the spread of the virus and prevent endangering the lives of children, teachers, and parents. This means more and more parents are starting to homeschool their students or have been forced to homeschool them due…
My husband and middle daughter placed third in the Forward Division of the Mass Golf’s Father Daughter tournament. This is the second time that they competed together. A good time was had by all! John Dias and Callie Dias, of Renaissance, finished runner-up at 11-over 83, while Tai Lee and Ali Lee, of Granite Links Golf Club were two…
Peter Bregman lost his father and it made him feel a little lost. And even more so in the midst of a pandemic, economic collapse, and racial injustice. He writes about this in an article in Harvard Business Review: Let Yourself Be Unproductive. At Least for a Little While. I can relate to him. I…