- Apr 24, 2014
Helicopter Parenting Times Three Generations
Posted in ChicagoNow, April 24, 2014 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) My 90-year-old mother likes to tell me I’m her mother now. What I think she...
- Apr 22, 2014
An Earth Day Tribute to Our Local Field of Dreams
Posted in ChicagoNow, April 22, 2014 I have lived in the same house in southeast Evanston for almost 40 years. Just two blocks away, at...
- Apr 14, 2014
Not Your Mama’s Report Card
Posted in ChicagoNow, April 14, 2014 Boy, has the report card changed over generations. My parents received letter grades in the basic...
- Apr 10, 2014
Passover Prep Makes Me Feel Like a Slave in Egypt
Posted in ChicagoNow, April 10, 2014 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) I’m not a particularly observant Jew, so I really have no right to complain...
- Apr 7, 2014
Why my Grandkids Can’t Let It Go
Posted in ChicagoNow, April 7, 2014 During a recent gathering of my family, my grandkids staged numerous performances of scenes and songs...
- Apr 2, 2014
When Every Day is Autism Awareness Day
Posted in ChicagoNow, April 2, 2014 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) Imagine my surprise when the Today Show announced today was World Autism...
- Mar 31, 2014
Not All are Huge Fans of Dogs
Posted in ChicagoNow, March 31, 2014 Just came home from the Jewel where I saw a woman tie two active dogs to a pole just outside of the...
- Mar 28, 2014
Reading Incomprehension – Common Core Standards in Action
Reading when not in school Published in ChicagoNow, March 27, 2014 You would think a former teacher and English major with a master’s...
- Mar 24, 2014
Preschool Without Play
A robot transformer created by my grandson Posted in ChicagoNow, March 24, 2014 Driving my 4-year-old grandson to his preschool in...
- Mar 17, 2014
Why Can't Israel and Palestine be BFFs?
In her Korean hanbok with her Mom's tallit Published in ChicagoNow, March 17, 2014 My guest blogger today is my almost eight-year-old...