At the end of 2021, the Pew Research Center conducted a study of 17 countries with first-world economies on how divided their citizens were along political, racial, and ethnic lines. Perhaps it’s no surprise that America ranked first. But perhaps American division has less to do with politics, race, and ethnicity, and more to do…
To Avoid Self-Destruction at College, Be Careful What You Pack for Class
As this sweltering summer gives way to fall, a fleet of American teens will be off to college in a few short weeks. Alongside laundry bags, binders, dorm décor, bed sheets, that go-to shampoo, and perhaps a favorite comforter, the laptop computer is now just as much a staple as the paper planner of yesteryear….
Dear June: Mother of the Bride Upset by Family’s No-Show Behavior
Dear June, I live on the West Coast, and my brother, sister, and other extended family live on the East Coast. My parents and grandparents are deceased. My only daughter got married very recently. Of course, we invited all my East Coast family. Right after the engagement was announced, many of them texted, called, and…
Taking Poetry to Heart Is a Lifetime Gift
In the spring of 2014, I served as prompter for a local homeschool poetry fest in Asheville, North Carolina. From pre-K students to high school seniors, students marched onto stage and recited verse to an audience composed of family and friends. The little ones trebled out nursery rhymes, middle-schoolers delivered impressive reams of rhymes—Shel Silverstein’s…
Forgiving Your Misdeeds
“Non, rien de rien Non, je ne regrette rien” Those lines to Edith Piaf’s 1960 hit song—”No, nothing at all/No, I regret nothing”—became her trademark. Many other musicians later offered their own renditions of “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” and the song has appeared in many movies and commercials. But here’s the quandary: Can anyone…
Moral Tales for Children From McGuffey’s Readers: No Crown for Me
August 13, 2022
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This is the 15th installment in our McGuffey Readers series, in which we reproduce some of the best moral tales from the classic 1800s schoolbooks that sold an estimated 122 million copies by 1960, the largest circulation of any book in the world next to the Bible and Webster’s Dictionary. McGuffey’s Readers played an important…
The Gift of Gab
Some people have a talent for talk. My friend John can strike up a conversation with just about anyone. The ladies who work at the country market near my house, a woman who operates an ice-cream stand in town, a teen in the coffee shop interested in politics: All have fallen under John’s spell of…
How I Got My Kids to Stop Whining in Only 3 Days
For this mother of two young, world-class whiners, the techniques described in the booklet seemed way too simple to be effective, the promised results too good to be true. In desperation, however, I decided to give the anti-whining program — guaranteed to be appropriate for toddlers and up — my best shot by following the…
Sending Kids Off to College? 10 Tips to Help Prepare Your Freshmen for the World Ahead of Them
Just like the family of ducks in Robert McCloskey’s children’s classic “Make Way for Ducklings,” as parents, we “make way” for our children. Yet the inevitable day will come when it’s time for our kids to graduate high school, head off to college, or move out on their own, and as parents, we’re left wondering:…
New Therapy Works Wonders on Difficult Kids
Australian psychologists have found a solution that could give worn-out parents new hope after it was shown the improvements in disruptive behaviour learned by the children had lasting results well after the new behavioural therapy ended, compared with existing treatments. Clinical psychologist specialising in behaviour problems in children Georgie Fleming said they saw a sustained…
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