With the current shutdown of schools, including preschools, in Vermont for the remainder of the year, I’ve seen many parents say, “I know what to do...
My son Aden got the bug for snowboarding last year when his grandmother bought him one of those cheap plastic snowboards from Target. We...
Friends often ask me, what does homeschooling look like for my family?
I asked myself this question dozens of times before deciding to homeschool my...
I’ve heard it said, kids are terrible at doing what we say, but experts at copying what we do. In my experience, it couldn’t...
I have a wild child. He is strong-willed and fierce. He is energetic and hilarious. And sometimes he gets angry.
Because he is only four,...
The lazy dog days of summer are winding down and if you are like me you're already thinking ahead to the next school year.
Later...
When my husband went back to work after the birth of our second child, I began to wonder whose idea this whole ‘second child...
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...
Nature has always been an important part of my life. I remember climbing trees and building forts in the strip of woods behind my...
As parents, we eventually have to ask ourselves, where should we send our kids to school? Everyone has an opinion and no one agrees....
There is something about children's literature that is so magical. I have great memories of the summer reading program at my local library and...
It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week. Have you hugged your kid’s teacher? Have you at least thanked them for their time, energy, attention, care, and,...
Full disclosure: I am the Interim Director of the Bixby Memorial Free Library in Vergennes, so it should be obvious that I am a...
I have been a stay-at-home mom to my two children for the past seven years. My youngest just started kindergarten this year, so I...
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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families
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...
