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...
Q: My son came home from second grade yesterday and told me about another boy from our neighborhood getting bullied by a group of...
It’s summer time, which means that a lot of families will be hitting the road.  Last summer my family went on a 3 week...
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...
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...
The benefits of a Doula

Doula Support? YES

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Doula support? YES More and more individuals and families are choosing to use the support of a Doula during their childbearing year, and specifically during...
I used to love the first day of school. The anticipation of the unknown mingled with the excitement of seeing my friends always created...
Oh, fall, how I love you. Cooler weather, apple picking, beautiful leaves, and back-to-school time! Sure, I’ll miss the beach and the (sort of)...
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The Preschool Bully

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Like most moms, I can easily turn into scary mama bear when somebody threatens to, or actually hurts my child. There have been times at...
So here we are. Half way done with summer. 5 weeks down 5 to go. I started the summer break full of high hopes...
There are times that my husband and I joke that the real reason for having kids is so that we have an excuse to...
I want to tell you about this wonderful program called the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.  At the beginning of the year a friend of...
The other day while cleaning the house with my two kids, my son desperately asked if we could take a “reading break” and my...
As I tucked my children, ages 6 and 9, into bed tonight, I reflected upon the last year and how difficult it has been...

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...