You run into some of the most lovely parents in mall play areas, don’t you?* I recall one particularly memorable dad and his toddler daughter from a few years ago, more for his words than his actions. To cut to the chase, on several occasions I heard him call his little girl a turd. Affectionately. As in “Oh, just look …
“Breakthrough!” Is that not one of the best exclamations you can make as a parent? My younger of two had a fantastic breakthrough at the State Fair last weekend. She decided to man up and stop being afraid of riding some of the “bigger” children’s rides. Prior to that event, she wouldn’t go …
Q: Does reading “Calvin and Hobbes” count towards my child’s required allotment of reading homework? We love that our kids have homework, and part of our kindergartner’s is a “reading log.” Every school day she needs to read for at least 20 minutes. Since she reads voraciously, this isn’t a problem for her. It just so happens that she has …
“Tradition! Tradition! Tradition!” ~Tevye (The Milkman/Daddy) Kids. Some traditions they understand (Birthdays! Presents!) and some they don’t (Christmas! Fruitcake?). Perhaps no one “gets” fruitcake* but we do generally get the same kinds of food on our Thanksgiving Day plates every year. For most kids this will not do, especially since Thanksgiving to kids must be something like “that holiday …
We’re going against the traditional old people line here at DVS by exclaiming that kids today are awesome. Here’s why: 1.) Kids today are smarter. Why? Smarter parents, of course. Kids get to learn tons more things at earlier ages, and have a plethora of learning tools (which they believe are toys… ha HA) at their disposal. 2.) Kids today …