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School-year busyness sometimes gets in the way of students’ interest in leisure reading (or daily reading required by teachers, which…

I walked home after waving goodbye to my daughter, Amanda, on her first day of kindergarten. I was thankful for…

Kye’s first taste of peanut butter was terrifying. His mother, Amanda Staniec, still trembles a bit when she recalls what…

Anticipating a new baby is one of the most enjoyable and exciting times in family life. Preparing a child for…

How do those little loves of ours go from being such good eaters to picky picky picky? One day they’re…

My kindergarten report card stated, “I am not sure little Debbie is aware she is talking half the time she…

Jaye and Em know where the fireflies live. Ask them, and my daughters will tell you: under the cedar trees…

My daughter was always drawn to the water, but for years and years she wasn’t allowed to get her head…

An inflexible, easily frustrated and explosive child makes life very difficult for both the child and those around him. It…

When you go shopping for a bathing suit, it’s like stepping in quicksand. You browse the racks and carry armfuls…