children

Southwind Park in Springfield is on the NPR accessible playground list, Playgrounds for Everyone. Do you know of other accessible parks in the area?

Among my favorite memories is a lovely evening in late May of 1984. Just home from the hospital, I sat outside with my newborn son, listening while his…

A recent summer storm provided an object lesson for a family I know. Making their way along an interstate highway on a weekend outing, the family drove…

Every parent worries about making mistakes in raising children. Imagine the pressure you would feel if you were raising the future King. This is…

Preschool provides a safe venue for kids to learn some hard lessons about the world. Is your preschooler ready?Lesson# 1: What do you mean you’re not…

As summer winds down, parents see the start of another school year lurking around the corner. Summer freedom has been a blast, but academic expectations…

A family of five I know has had a heck of a year. They’ve lost a grandfather, suffered the loss of a job, and now struggle with the serious illness of…

“Don’t sweat this deadline,” commented the longsuffering contractor. “It’s not a matter of life and death.”Reflecting on his words, I was thinking about…

Recently I attended a fifth grade “graduation” ceremony. Stuffed like sardines into the hot multi-purpose room typical of public schools, proud parents…

The plane had touched down, but the young mother was still flying high.She was traveling through three airports with her one and four-year-old children to…