- Feb 12, 2014
The Boys Arrive, #5 and 6
Published in ChicagoNow, February 12, 2014 HERE COMES THE SON…FINALLY A BOY My daughter announced her pregnancy by texting me a picture...
- Feb 10, 2014
Granddaughters #3 and 4
Published in ChicagoNow, February 10, 2014 (photo by Sam Levitan) AND THEN THERE WERE THREE…AND FOUR LITTLE GIRLS Grandchild number three...
- Feb 7, 2014
Becoming a Grandparent
Posted in ChicagoNow, February 7, 2014 Over the span of almost 11 years, my job description evolved from being the Founding Director of...
- Feb 5, 2014
All Work and No Play
Published in ChicagoNow, February 5, 2014 It's been over 25 years since Robert Fulghum published Everything I Wanted to Know I Learned in...
- Feb 3, 2014
Educational Reform or Time To Switch Direction?
Published in ChicagoNow, February 3, 2014 When my kids were growing up, parents seemed to fall into two groups regarding grades. There...
- Jan 30, 2014
Send This Boy to School
Published in ChicagoNow, January 30, 2014 The guy in the mask is my four-year-old grandson who “attends” preschool five half-days a week...
- Jan 29, 2014
Not Your Momma's Kindergarten
Published in ChicagoNow, January 29, 2014 As I shared in an earlier post, I have been meeting for over 20 years with parents at Cherry...
- Jan 27, 2014
Standing Up for Children with Disabilities
Published in ChicagoNow, January 27, 2014 (Cartoon by Marcia Liss) I just led a meeting for parents whose children will be starting...
- Jan 24, 2014
Meltdown over Frozen Recess
Published in ChicagoNow, January 24, 2014 My granddaughter, a second grader, was punished along with half of her classmates for playing...
- Jan 22, 2014
Not Alinea But A 5 Star Experience for my Family
Published in ChicagoNow, January 22, 2014 Recently, we went out to lunch with three of our grandchildren and their parents. Thank...