Embracing Your Child’s Strengths

The other day I met with a family who was planning to pull their 9th grader out of public school. Even though the boy was very bright and was actually in AP classes, he had just shut down and was getting rotten grades. We talked a bit about different homeschool options for their family and I tried to reassure them that their son would be ok. It wasn’t that he couldn’t learn. He was obviously bright. It...

22 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day with Your Family

Wear all green or earth-friendly clothes. Look for an Earth Day Event in your area by visiting earthday.envirolink.org. Go to the Green Festival in Chicago on April 21st & 22nd. Read an earth friendly book such as Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax. ...

I just did the stupidest thing… or is that most stupid?

  I was talking on the phone holding it with my chin and trying to pick up a few things around our living room end table which is my workzone/pigsty. And I begin to sniff, smells like something is burning. What’s that smell? Oh good goobledy goo, it was MY HAIR! Yes, I leaned over the candle and my shaggy hair went right in the candle. All my husband heard was, "Hang on honey, my hair’s on...