Parenting
Curbing screen time tough for parents, too
I have a lot easier time controlling my children’s screen time than I do my own, even though it probably affects them just as much. In a recent Washington Post interview, […]
Classic ’70s novel provides lessons for today
I’m reading my boys the Judy Blume classic, “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing,” which I enjoyed as a kid. As I read it aloud, however, I’m realizing there’s a […]
Children watching parents watching screens
We all know, having read a Columbian masterpiece on May 18, just how cool Vancouver's downtown has grown these days. I noticed another aspect of downtown cool – unless maybe it's […]
Kids, work, fun: How do you combine them?
Books about balancing family and work obligations are topping best-seller lists lately. You’ve got Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In,” Brigid Schulte’s “Overwhelmed,” and Jennifer Senior’s “All Joy and No Fun,” to […]