Soft-Spoken Parenting

0 Comments

I like reading. In fact, one of my favorite past times (pre-parenting days), was to go to the bookstore, get a drink (or a donut, if we're being honest ;) ) and head straight to…

This Is Not a Book Review

0 Comments

[Originally posted on TeacherPsych] “When I became a parent, I became a better teacher. I began to see my students like they were my own child.” These are the words a teacher friend of mine…

Go Outside and Play!

0 Comments

  [Originally posted on vision.org} Is there a correlation between physical and emotional health and communion with nature? How important is it for kids to spend a significant amount of time in unstructured outdoor play?…

No, Seriously: Time for a Change

0 Comments

Well, I consider it an accomplishment that it hasn't taken an entire year for me to act on my previous post. In its first incarnation, this site was about trying to be giving every day.…

Time for a Change

0 Comments

Once my little daughter was taking semi-regular naps, I decided it was time to start writing again for The Give Way.  About that time we moved into our new house, and on the morning of…