Watching
I watched our two granddaughters, almost 6 and almost 2. The oldest pulled up a chair to the stove and stirred a hot pan making gravy without help, while her mom worked with the other cooking. The least one sat … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Family Life
Disasters and Children
Our country experienced major disasters of hurricanes, floods, and fires over the past several weeks. It’s an opportunity to help our children develop compassion and trust. My five children, aged 2 to 15, at the time of Hurricane Andrew, remained … Continue reading →
Miss Ritter’s Bible
“A teacher affects eternity.” ~ Henry Adams Almost always she wore a simple black dress, but the black only made her gentle, smiling face shine ever more brightly. A splash of white trimmed her hemline for, almost always, her slip … Continue reading →
Setting Digital Boundaries
According to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 8-to-10-year-olds watch nearly eight hours of on-screen media daily. That hardly seems possible, but apparently, in some households, it is nonetheless true. These days, the TV and the computer all too … Continue reading →
Training Kids to Rule the Playground
I sat sunning myself on the park bench watching her almost-five-year-old self scoop and sift sand through her fingers while eyeing the boy across the sandbox digging holes with his long-handled shovel. She offered small talk but he’d have none of it … Continue reading →
A Legacy of Words
As a young child of nine years old, I listened intently, wide-eyed with delight, as my father read the lilting verse from the musty, second-hand volume of The Oxford Book of English Verse. How his voice danced with the rhythm … Continue reading →