Stories that deal with difficult issues in an age-appropriate and engaging way are hard to find. My latest book, Matt’s Compusonic, employs humor and exaggeration to tackle the problem of video game addiction. Susan Thogerson Maas’s book Abbie’s Woods: Defending the Nest uses a story filled with adventure and mystery to address bullying, potential parental divorce, child abuse, and other problems many children face.
Continue reading →In our daughter’s junior year of high school, we began the college tour process. For her, it became an overwhelming time of fitting in travel to at least half a dozen campuses in the Northeast from Boston to North Carolina, … Continue reading →
The first time I walked around a nearby lake, I noticed an older woman feeding geese. When I stopped, she pointed out one goose in particular whose left foot was foot twisted in an unnatural way. He hobbled with labored … Continue reading →
Watching my grandchildren’s responses reminded me we need to be sensitive to children’s grief, even while we deal with our own. What can we do to help children who have suffered the loss of a loved one?
Continue reading →For many, autumn is their favorite time of year. The changing of the leaves, the start of the football season, and fall holidays and traditions all hold a certain amount of excitement and nostalgia. For children, perhaps the biggest event … Continue reading →
We often try to pigeonhole lessons into English, Math, History, Science, and more but we miss so much by not looking at lessons as a whole.
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