Q: My son came home from second grade yesterday and told me about another boy from our neighborhood getting bullied by a group of...
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...
If you’re like I was about a year ago, you probably either ignored the little purple podcast icon on your phone, or you just...
As I tucked my children, ages 6 and 9, into bed tonight, I reflected upon the last year and how difficult it has been...
My sweet son comes off the bus. I watch him walk down the steps smiling proudly at me and all I can think is,...

Summer Camp Review

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Back in February I attended the Kids VT Camp & School Fair.  My son Aden was turning 5 in April and my husband and...
As a mom, and as a child who grew up eating a reduced price hot lunch, I am so proud of the food subsidy...
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. As many as 28% of all kids from 6th through 12th grade report having been bullied. This particular subject...
School lunch. Those two words are enough to make some parents shudder. I was among the gaggles of parents who dreaded the chore with a passion....
It’s time to register your pre-K kids for Kindergarten here in the Burlington area.  “But it’s only March?”, you might be thinking. I know, but around...
Joining the PTA, PTSA, PTO, PTSO, Boosters, or whatever your school calls their parent/teacher organization is a great way to support your child's school,...
Tl;dr: It will be bad. Project 2025 is a terrifying proposal for running the U.S. government, sponsored by ultra-conservative interest groups. I am a mom,...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, and Rosa Parks are all glorious figures in Black American history. However, there are so...
We’ve all heard the statements from our parents and grandparents, “Well in my day…” I’ll admit that I’ve rolled my eyes a time or two(hundred) listening...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...