The 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Sweeney, held out the vocabulary assignment that Francie Baker’s mother had seen her daughter do two weeks before. “I found it blowing across the playground,” Mrs. Sweeney said. “Francie said it must have fallen out of her pocket when she was upside down on the jungle gym. It’s one more of those things she never
When I think of the difference mothers make in the lives of their children, I think first of Alesandra Arimany – a fiery, bright, determined woman who swept into my office with her arms full of charts and paperwork. She explained that her child had a problem, and in Guatemala, where she was from, people who have wealth go to
There are two things (that happen to be polar opposites) that wise parents can do to ensure their children’s happiness as summer winds down. One is to plan and prepare. The other is to enjoy the moment wholeheartedly. As a start to both, the beginning of August is a good time to get a calendar and show your child exactly