Parenting and Schooling

In this section, you'll find articles on parenting and teaching babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners. These ideas should be starting places for you, not the final word. I'm a mom with three grown children, and you might say I should have called this section, "Twenty-Twenty Hindsight." It contains what I did right, but also what I would do differently if I were starting over, knowing what I know now. I've seen the end result of my work, and like everyone else, learned the hard way what works and what doesn't.

Do Children Need Preschool? Preschool can be fun, but is it necessary? Find out why the pressure to send kids to preschool might be hurting families.

Why Behavior Matters Teaching a child to behave helps to insures him a welcome from the world.