Monthly Archives: October 2014
Creating a homework routine
This is the first year homework has really started to affect our family. Homework until now has been predictable and tear-free. Now that my oldest is in third-grade, that’s changing. He often feels overwhelmed, with stacks of worksheets coming home. He sloppily rushes through the homework some days, and stares at it crying on others. […]
“Enhanced” school photos? No thanks
Tuesday is Picture Day at my daughters’ school, which means outfits will be selected with care, hair will be brushed (more than once) and if it’s raining we’ll drive instead of walk. I do want my daughters to look their best. But my husband and I agree that looking their best should not involve the […]
Lower your standards for family meals
The dinner hour is one of the most fraught times of day for families. As if anyone couldn’t tell you that, there’s a new study by a trio of sociologists to prove it. “The idea that home cooking is inherently ideal reflects an elite foodie standpoint. Romantic depictions of cooking assume that everyone has a […]