Spring storms and reading by candlelight
April showers may bring May flowers, but currently they're going about their job a bit too intensely. Yesterday we had a full on thunderstorm, with …Read More
Category Archives: Parenting & Family
A gala, the yellow belt, Bob books, Panera
We are still in the lull between sports (baseball starts next week), so that makes for more open space on weekends. It has its ups …Read More
Friday miscellany
I spent several hours last night at the local high school for the Reading Olympics, which my 9-year-old was participating in. The judge asks questions …Read More
One-on-one time
One of my Secrets of Happier Parenting, discovered over years of refereeing sibling arguments, is that being with one kid, solo, is an entirely different …Read More
Put me in the zoo
Frequent readers may recall that my 9-year-old asked for a cat for Christmas. He did not get a cat. In lieu of one, he got …Read More
Thank goodness for butterflies
We try to be strategic with our weekend family activities. With four small children, big crowds, lines, and anything overlapping with nap time is just …Read More
Snow falling on daffodils
We woke to a spring snow storm this morning, but it's been a good morning nonetheless. I woke up on my own around 6:15 a.m. (the …Read More
Teaching kids time management
We are deep into March's round of parent-teacher conferences, and one of the skills the forms have teachers talk about is "using time efficiently." I …Read More
As time opens up
Perhaps it is the coming spring.* Perhaps it is the lull between sports. But this weekend had a different feel to it. When there are …Read More
Video games, time, and the labor market
Video games are a fun way to spend the time. I spent many a happy hour as a kid trying to beat Super Mario Brothers, …Read More