a peek inside the fishbowl

You know what I have always found extremely interesting? As parents, we have some say in what kind of kids we raise. It is the ultimate social science experiment! Of course it doesn’t always work out that way. i.e. A professional athlete can drag their kid around to as many practices, sporting events, and triathlons […]

When I was a kid I remember collecting Halloween candy in giant pillowcases, making my own costumes (that is, unless you count the time time I wore this costume … although mine was Snow White!), and I remember the candy. Back then people were still handing out the odd apple and handfuls of loose peanuts. I don’t think chips were very common. […]

Many children learn how to read in kindergarten, even before kindergarten, but when she was five Emma was still struggling to put sounds to letters and stringing them together. Was I a bad parent because my daughter wasn’t reading by the age of three? Or maybe she wasn’t going to be very smart? It always […]