Whenever my friends let their young kids take pictures with their phones, all they get are seven thousand selfies and a low memory warning. My three-year-old was feeling a bit under the weather last weekend at my parents, and in
Sometimes I walk into our neighborhood library and can’t believe that all these wonderful resources are available to us for free! Then I remember that I’m paying for it with my tax dollars. You’re already paying for your local library,
Just one more thing your kids are pretty unlikely to get in school: cooking class. That means it’s up to you to teach them at home. Fortunately, most kids love food. My three-year-old is all too eager to help out
We have committed to something that might be a bit crazy. Come next June, we are taking both of our boys — ages 1 and 3 — to Olympic National Park for a week. My husband and I love hiking
For many families, home schooling means going from a two-income household to having one parent work while the other stays home. This is a major lifestyle change, but it doesn’t have to be fraught with doubt and uncertainty. A little
In our discussions of home schooling, my husband and I come back around to one question over and over: How will they become “socialized”? Of course, the typical home schooling argument is that children learn how to live and work
“Outside” was our three-year-old’s first two-syllable word. By the time he was about sixteen months old, he would go to our front door and ask to go outside, usually while signing “please.” He was absolutely right. Kids need to be
In December, NPR cited a Common Sense Media survey claiming that parents spend on average almost nine and a half hours in front of a screen every day. If that is even half true, it is shocking. Of course, I
Among the most sorely neglected subjects in public education, economics is a fascinating and practical discipline. Our understanding of econ has enormous ramifications for how we view the world, how we vote, and of course, how we manage our own
It’s happening today: my baby is turning one. While many advantages draw me to home schooling — flexibility, individual pace, custom curriculum — none come close to the idea of spending more time with my boys. Childhood passes in a