Here’s what I’m learning: antiracist work needs to become part of my everyday life. I’m looking for ways to take small steps each day, and today I want to share a few of those resources here. I’m posting these links without further comments because they stand on their own. I started to write anecdotes about […]
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Reading is a gift that brings hope, dreams, and ideas into our world. Sometimes, though, literacy feels like a battle for young readers. If you have a reluctant reader in your house, try these tips to kindle a lifetime love of books. Create a Book Culture On rainy, cold days, I bring my kids home
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This post contains affiliate links to support this site. I can’t believe summer is over, but this morning I sent my two guys off to school. Our major purchase this year is a new backpack for my oldest son. We found a made-in-the-USA brand on Amazon with a reasonable price and good reviews. I’m curious
The lazy days of summer are closing for our family as we prepare the boys to head back to school. Gap, Old Navy, and Target are popular stops for standard school attire around here, but whenever I can I try to add some ethical credentials into my boys’ wardrobes. Second-hand shops are still my favorite
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Last fall my son’s school participated in a grand tradition passed down through decades of public schools in America — fundraising. I flipped through the catalog of reusable grocery totes, hoping to show my support of the school but finally deciding I couldn’t buy the totes without knowing how they were made. I did buy
My son gets 20 minutes of recess each day. He gets gym class twice a week. He’s working on sight words, phonics, addition, and subtraction. He’s 5, and he’s about one month into kindergarten. During the last few years, I kept hearing about the push to offer universal pre-K and wondered at the phenomenon. I
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School started a few weeks ago, and I haven’t stopped moving since then. I was completely blindsided by the time and energy required to parent an elementary schooler. Lunches to make, forms to sign, alarm clocks to set. During the first couple of weeks, when friends asked how I was doing, I shared that I
My oldest son is starting kindergarten tomorrow. The last two weeks have been a blur of preparing for school while savoring the last bits of summer. Chief among my obligations has been obtaining a backpack for Ian to carry to school. I didn’t want to send him with his preschool backpack. It’s a bit worn
If you ask me, I’ll say I’m fine. And I think I’m fine, until I notice that every fiber in me is pulled taut. My big guy started Parents’ Day Out today. He went to a “day camp” version this summer, and it was a disorganized, uncomfortable experience. Perhaps that is why I had trouble