Tips for Writing the College Essay
By Deborah McKew Gretchen studied her list of possible essay topics. She could write about her three months in New Zealand working on organic farms, the gap year she spent…
The Four Gift Rule
By Lindsey Fukumoto The holiday season is often referred to as the season for giving but, for many young children, the holidays are more like the season of getting. Nothing…
Playing Dreidel under the Christmas tree and Other Family Holiday Traditions
By Emma Wunsch ‘Tis the season for holiday cheer and traditions! Whether you’re hanging up the ornaments your children made decades ago or decorating a Dreidel with a toddler, the…
Putting Your Papers in Order
By Emma Wunsch With an EpiPen always in your bag, granola bars stashed in the car and the Boo Boo Buddy in the freezer, you’re the picture of a prepared…
Teaching Manners
By Rosanna Dude The approaching holiday season is an ideal opportunity to emphasize manners, thoughtfulness, respect and gratitude. This time of year is full of large family get-togethers, gift exchanges…
Health: Vision testing for kids
By Janet Correia When your child enters a room, does he bang into the chair or trip on the toys on the floor? Does he spill his milk because he…
Lessons from the Cow Barn: Suggestions for Raising Self-Reliant Children
By Dr. Angela Toms “Where’s the manual?” asked one of the moms. She was referring to that much-sought-after parenting manual on raising children. We were in the 4-H dairy barn…
Should I Eat Fish During Pregnancy?
(And Other Nutrition Questions Answered!) By Mary Saucier Choate Pregnant women and new moms will find the new Myplate.gov website to be a reliable, science-based, consumer-friendly nutrition information center for…
The Teen Brain
Warning: Your Child Is Under Construction By Susan Cowan Morse Dear Mom and Dad, I’m not sure what happened to me while I was sleeping but when I woke up…
Normal Conflict, or Bullying?
By Kris Widmann Relational aggression is a form of bullying that involves the way people use their power in relationships to control others. It is behavior that is meant to…