What do you think of single-sex education? According to a Forbes.com article, single-sex education is on the rise in the United States. In 2020, about a dozen US public schools offered single-sex classes. In 2010, more than 500 public schools offer single-sex instruction. Some see
Posting everyday can be a challenge. There’s the time commitment, sure, but even more than that, there’s the pressure to stay fresh, interesting and relevant on a daily basis. So today’s Blogathon challenge is short and sweet: Write a haiku. Don’t remember haikus? Haiku is
I have some incredibly fun photos of my boys. I really, really do. I do not, however, have my photo cord. Bear with me! I’ll post some photos later this week. In the meantime, anyone else have a fun boys-at-work photo they’d like to share?
“You have such nice boys.” We spent the day with extended family — many of whom we haven’t seen a long time — and by and large, almost everyone had something good to say about my boys. “Your boys are so well-behaved.” Now I realize
Am I the only boy-mom who doesn’t swoon at the sight of little girls clothes? I know quite a few moms of boys who wish they’d had a daughter — not because they yearn for the mother-daughter bond but because they dreamed of dressing a
It was a beautiful day outside today, so the boys and biked to a local nature trail about a mile from the house. We had a great time in the woods, but the ride home took FOREVER — mostly because Boy #4 was in no
Could your son be depressed? My good friend and fellow blogger, Sarah E. Ludwig, has a terrific article about childhood depression in Parenting magazine. Among her points: Childhood depression is more common than you may think. 1 in 20 children and teens are clinically depressed.
Please allow me to introduce fellow freelancer and homeschooler, Jan Udlock. Jan writes for a wide variety of magazines and homeschools her youngest three children (ages 10,13, 14; her oldest children are away at college). She lives with her family on a bit of acreage
The Boy Scouts of America have added a new merit pin — for video gaming. Understandably, the blogosphere has lit up with criticism of the new award. Those critical of the idea complain that today’s boys already spend too little time outside, too much time
16 hours chaperoning junior high school boys. The thought terrified me. But because Son #1 asked me, over and over again, I eventually relented and agreed to chaperone his jr. high show choir field trip to Six Flags Great America. I was still terrified. I
…that my son and his friend built. Notice the smile of absolute pride on Boy #2’s face? (Yep, he’s the one in the back.) I could have said no to their little adventure. I could have squashed their enthusiasm with fears and complaints and a
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