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By Jessie Horney I heard my 7-year-old tell someone that she and her siblings are “grounded from TV right now” and it took me by surprise. How did she know the word “grounded”? Had I used it before? It was true, I recently lost my ever-loving mind at all the bickering and general grumpiness in…

By Luke Erickson In my last article I discussed the idea that letting children make mistakes with their money is a good thing. But this begs the question, “Where do kids get the money with which to make such meaningful and educational mistakes, fine sir?!” First, thank you for being so polite. Next, I believe…

Idaho AEYC: Early education’s value Submitted by the Idaho AEYC The Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children is dedicated to improving the quality of early learning programs and increasing access to those opportunities across the state. As Idaho’s voice for advancing high-quality early learning, we advocate for children, families and the early childhood…

By Luke Erickson It’s a new year! Here’s another article about setting and reaching your new year’s goals and resolutions! Just kidding, it’s totally not. In fact, it’s very much the opposite. I’m here to tell you that you should instead focus on failure. Yes, really. For starters, a typical parent will experience feelings of…

By Sarah Lyons As a mother of six children, I have found myself comparing one child to another many times. Even though I know their physical, emotional, and intellectual development will progress at a rate that is unique to each child and each will have their own strengths and weaknesses, when you are in the…

By Chuck Carpenter Living in Alaska during the sixties was a lot of fun for my two brothers and me. We lived out of town a few miles, and the road to the house would be snowed in quite often. Lots of snow and wind would drift the road in so we would leave the…

By Mary Ann Wilcox With kids’ sports, dance lessons and the like, you are probably on the run a great deal of the time and need to maximize the time you have when fixing meals. Here are some ideas for saving preparation time, freezer space and food that usually goes to waste. How many times…

By Sandy McDaniel One of my most favored, inspirational teachers is Fred Rogers. His unlimited capacity to love everyone, especially children, and to walk into children’s fears and lessen them with awareness and understanding, were unparalleled. He understood that slow, easy talk is what small children need, so their brains can absorb information and ideas…

By Gaye Bunderson Peter Orullian of Seattle took a common holiday figure — one frequently ignored and often merely tolerated — and turned him into a vivid character that is the central figure of his new show, The Bell Ringer. The Bell Ringer is part rock, part symphony, and part Broadway. “It’s not a play…

By Chuck Carpenter In the early 1960’s my family was living in Alaska. My dad was trapping for a living and the first winter he traveled around a lot on a pair of snowshoes. By the second year he had a dog team. He bought 7 trained sled dogs, harnesses, dog sled, and towropes. After…