Category: Parenting
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Getting there on time
The thing I worried about most when I first left my son with strangers was getting back on time. Until he started going to preschool two mornings a week, I’d never left him with anyone who wasn’t related to me. The preschool had hours: 9 a.m. drop-off, 1 p.m. pickup. This seemed very reasonable. Until…
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Preschool fundraiser tomorrow!
A few days ago, I wrote about the plight of our state-run preschools, which have had their funding cut. If you want to help, this fundraiser sounds great! Please join us for an amazing evening of ecstatic music and chant with National Kirtan singers – GIRISH, SEAN JOHNSON & THE WILD LOTUS BAND, LARISA STOW…
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Winning and losing
My son’s class had a banner year last year, as far as winning goes. Their environmental video project won a few big prizes and lots of kudos. Not only did they get on the free stuff train (Disney logo-gear!), but they got articles in the newspaper and money for the classroom. The same year, my…
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Wonder kids
I try not to respond to every dumb blog post I read — there’s just too much out there to tempt me! However, after I saw a link to this one, it led me to thinking about some responses I have, and I have an appreciation for any writing that leads me to think. So…
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That magical world…
I had the pleasure the other day of caring for three children who aren’t mine. I brought them to my parents’ farm, where there are endless new things to discover. The two older children are around the ages of mine, and they did what older children do: The two boys went off to horse around…