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 in the spotlight. She hates that. She’s a pretty wonderful kid though. Very kind…
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.
Lots of Ways to Save: Healthy Essentials Twitter Party with Prizes
In celebration of Earth Day, I wanted to offer you a few ways to save: Save money — over $55 — on HEALTHY ESSENTIALS® products with special coupons Donate a photo to give $1 to a non profit partner of Johnson and Johnson Save the earth by recycling packing for bathroom products Join me for HEALTHY ESSENTIALS®…
3rd Grade Boy Bookclub for Guys Read: Other Worlds
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 parellel, reading is to! Did it work? Yes! They all showed up again! Our…
Boxing and Bonding for Middle School Girls (and supermodels)
This is the first year that PickyKidPix doesn’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, different school buses, and doing different activities. They had no common activity, so I suggested boxing. PickyKidPix started boxing with me during the…
Dear 16 Year Old Me: My Letter to Myself
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…
My Daughter Cuts My Hair and Picture Book GIVEAWAY
I mentioned many times how my 11-year-old daughter, PickyKidPix, wants to learn to be a hair stylist 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…
Today I am on the Front Page of The Boston Globe
Today I am on the front page of The Boston Globe for the past week of posts that I wrote on my microblog, I Love Newton, about the anti-Asian racism in the local high school musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie. School play’s stereotypes bring outcry and apology. “Millie” touches nerve in Newton by Ellen Ishkanian, Globe…