Last night, my husband and I helped a friend chaperone his 15 year old daughter’s first (and I think last) high school party. His daughter…

It is not often that I am at a loss for words. I know, you are surprised, right? But recently, I did an assessment with…

Hi Moms from “Rocks in My Dryer!” I have just discovered your “Works for Me” links and I hope you’ll enjoy a few tips from…

One time, I went on a blind date with a pirate. Ha! Bet you didn’t see that coming from a blog about education. It’s true….

I wrote a while ago about the overprotection of children. Turns out, this is a hot topic. You simply must read this article called Why…

Hello fellow educators, parents, and random people who google “Throne of Lies!” and get to my blog because of that random post I did about…

Who wants to try an experiment about change? Don’t all raise your hands at once! Here’s the experiment: Before reading this post, change one thing…

Generational differences have been on my mind lately because in my job, I deal with it all the time. The classic scenario is a parent…

My friend emailed me this article from the SF Chronicle yesterday about the “Wussification of America’s Children.” It basically says that we worry too much…