The Kids Aren’t All Right. ‘Race to Nowhere’ – Movie Review
Race to Nowhere exposes the dark side of America’s achievement culture and its harmful effects on our children. I had an opportunity to attend a
Kids
Homeschooling and Socialization
[ad name=”Above Content”] I was recently asked by a mom considering homeschooling about socialization and she was concerned that her
How to (Not) Worry About Homeschooling
[ad name=”Above Content”] As a family we definitely have a more unschooling bend to us and my husband and I
Getting Corny – Corn Husk Dolls
[ad name=”Above Content”] At our CSA’s harvest festival over the weekend I was a volunteer and I was tasked with
Baby Taken from Mother Over an Everything Bagel
According to this story on Yahoo news a woman in PA had her 3 day old child removed from her custody after she tested positive for drugs at the hospital before birth. The only problem is the woman has never taken drugs. The culprit was a poppy seed bagel eaten hours before she gave birth.
Ghoulish Garlands
The girls and I decided to make some Halloween decorations. Their current obsession with vampires led them to create some
The great Assateague Camp-out
For the last 4 years we have gone camping on Assateague Island with friends. Every year it grows and gets
Foraging for Wild Edibles
About a year and a half ago we moved into our new house, a 70’s contemporary on 1.25 acres. We
Hiring a Nanny
Photo courtesy of sylvar via CC A few years ago we had just had our second child and my husband/stay