Someone Else’s Kids

Many children take music lessons. There are numerous academic studies touring the benefits of this. There are just as many kids complaining about “being forced to practice” every day as there are studies saying it is good for them.
When I was a kid, I took accordion lessons for three years, both starting and […]

We had a blizzard here in the Northeast on Sunday. Of course yesterday (Thursday), it was 56 degrees. Currently there is no snow left at my house. Welcome to New England.
Anyway, schools were closed on Monday and the kids on the news sure seemed happy about it. You remember snow days […]

This could tie in to my last post about kids learning bad words, but it could also stand alone.
How do parents handle hosting Super Bowl parties if they have kids?
Now that the Super Bowl has just passed, this is not a theoretical question, but a question of practical application. What did you do? […]