Sep 2, 2022Rethinking "scientific parenting"Holy cow! I often hear people evoke "research" to prove their point and it drives me crazy. In all fairness, though, media covers...
Apr 26, 2021Pandemic Parenting Exhaustion?Earlier this spring, Bangor Daily News reporter, Sarah Walker Caron and I discussed the extraordinary stress parents have been under during
Oct 19, 2020A slower year - letting go for equitywhen we work to accelerate children who already have amazing advantages, we redirect resources from children who truly need them
Sep 28, 2020What you might not know about summer learning loss and equityEvery time you hear about the "right" way to parent ask these questions:Is the group sharing this research going to financially benefit from
Aug 24, 2020“Privilege Footprints” – Schools, Parenting, and Community in the Time of COVIDIf you are a parent who a) has the time and influence to lobby your district, and b) you can write a check to solve your COVID school
Apr 9, 2019Less is More ParentingI think it's fair to say that parents feel heavy pressure to do the "right" things. By this, we mean the things that we believe will...
Apr 9, 2019Start Here - About this BlogParenting, education, raising children - none are for the faint of heart. There are countless surprises - the good, the bad and the...