Reading and eating. These are two things that go well together. Catching up on news at a coffee bar, fits the bill if, like me, you consider coffee a food. In fact, I had a teacher in middle school who would deduct points if you didn’t have food on your papers. (It apparently showed hard [...]

My wife and I have been struggling with a word: “no”. Reflexively, this word comes out when we know it shouldn’t. Baby books, will say that you should avoid saying “no” too often. Why? Probably to avoid having a situation like the dog named “stay” (an old Steve Martin joke)… “Come here, ‘Stay’. Saying No [...]

I can’t admit to being an expert at toy picking, except that once we get it we know. (Or should I say, he knows.) Here are my five: Fun or learning? I think its a combo. Kids need to be able to explore and have fun while their doing it. A good part of that exploration [...]