In case you missed it: Having considered the issue, reconsidered it, and considered it again, the American Academy of Pediatrics says no screentime for your babies under two years old. This should be old news, but even old news bears repeating and repeating again as our culture becomes more screen-oriented: Your baby learns nothing from…

I am a longtime cat owner. My family always had cats, starting with Kitty Boo, acquired as my oldest sister’s cat when she was small. We also had dogs, but they don’t figure into this much. We had a big property, and back then, people generally didn’t get their cats neutered. So we had kittens.…

When my kids were in preschool, we went through a routine that I bet is still going on in preschools across our nation. It’s the dreaded check-in. When I’d drop them off in the morning, their teacher would greet me with a smile and, “Just checking in to see how things are going this morning?”…

I’m spending the weekend with my tribe: a ragtag band of people who call themselves homeschoolers. We each have different reasons for choosing this path, and our kids are as different as kids can be. Some of us homeschool because we want our kids to go to college. Others homeschool to keep our kids away…