Category Archives: raising kids

Traveling With Kids

How old is too young to travel? Well, at least get the kids out of diapers! So says Maureen Wheeler of Lonely Planet guidebook fame who also thinks kids should be able to eat table food and talk before you … Continue reading

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Poetry for Children

As I volunteer in my daughter’s elementary school library, sometimes I check out a book I find that might interest her and expand her horizons. A few weeks ago I found “Cool Melons – Turn to Frogs,” a colorful book … Continue reading

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Developing Self Esteem

This is a subject dear to the hearts of educators and child-care workers. Yes, sometimes they go overboard, but all of us need to learn that we are worthwhile human beings, and outside of what some other people think or … Continue reading

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