Mar 5, 2010weatherSnow AngelsIf you really want to know the weather forecast, ask a school crossing guard. Last week, I did just that. I had missed the report on the...
Dec 5, 2009childreniTube“Zoe, you are so smart,” I told my four-year old daughter the other day as she spelled out the word pony. She looked up at me and smiled....
Nov 28, 2009On The VergeCompetitive Parenting for BeginnersIf there were such a manual as “Competitive Parenting for Beginners,” my husband Brett and I would be the authors of chapter 6, “Arts and...
Oct 30, 2009On The VergeThat’s LifeMy four-year-old daughter, Zoe, came home from preschool the other day with a great idea. One of her little friends had brought an...
Oct 2, 2009On The VergeI am an American GirlLast spring, I wrote an article about having a summer birthday party for my daughter Zoe with several members of her preschool class. I...
Sep 11, 2009On The VergeSchool DazeImagine, if you will, a suburban household at 8:15 a.m. Let’s just pretend that the house exists on a quiet, shady street, in the middle...