I am a bookworm. As soon as I could read, I discovered a rich fantasy that I never wanted to abandon. Books contain my favorite places,...
There is perhaps nothing more "Burlington" than a painted metal door in a South End walk-up that leads to a working art studio. And...
Before I settled on a preschool for my son last fall I was kind of anxious about it. Quite frankly, it was ridiculous. It's...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, and Rosa Parks are all glorious figures in Black American history. However, there are so...
There was a day I thought I could never leave him in the care of someone else. He was born far from family except...
Digital education is not just a subject, it’s a passport to empowering the next generation. It’s our parental duty to understand the digital future...
My son Aden got the bug for snowboarding last year when his grandmother bought him one of those cheap plastic snowboards from Target.  We...
It's that time of year.  The trees are bare.  Snow will be covering the ground before we know it.  And Christmas.  Yes, I said...
Imagining your child, who surely was born just yesterday, leaving your home and heading to preschool is no easy task. First, there’s choosing the...
Let me start by saying that taking a music class from Green Mountain Music Together at the Flynn Center with my one year old...
Parenting is all about following your gut feeling and doing what works best for you and your child. This post is about our adventure into...
I recently got a sneak peak of the Parent Toolkit app for Apple and Android. The purpose of the app is to "help you navigate...

My First Love

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I'm a born reader. My earliest memories include laying upside down on a couch or a chair, my feet slung up on the back and...
I did not attend college the traditional way. My family and I immigrated to the US from Iran when I was twelve, and while I...

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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families

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Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...