For the parents & caregivers of children with special needs
Published in ChicagoNow, November 8, 2013 (cartoon by Marcia Liss) Some of the most amazing people I have ever seen are parents and...
Nov 8, 2013
No More Time Outs
Published in ChicagoNow, November 6, 2013 (Photo by Marco Nedermeijer) My 4-year-old grandson who lives in another state wondered when...
Nov 6, 2013
Not "Free to be You and Me"
Published in ChicagoNow, November 4, 2013 This month, Free to be You and Me, the anthem of my children’s upbringing, turns 41. When my...
Nov 4, 2013
When the Bullied Win
Published in ChicagoNow, October 30, 2013 Many years ago, a boy in middle school shared his anguish with me over being bullied. He was...
Oct 30, 2013
The Bullied Become the Winners
Posted in ChicagoNow, October 30, 2013 Many years ago, a boy in middle school shared his anguish with me over being bullied. He was...
Oct 30, 2013
Kids Bullied by Adults
Published in ChicagoNow, October 28, 2013 We are nearing the end of both National Bullying Prevention Month andNational Disability...
Oct 28, 2013
When Adults Bully Kids
Posted in ChicagoNow, October 28, 2013 We are nearing the end of both National Bullying Prevention Month and National Disability...
Oct 28, 2013
Mister Rogers, Doctor Seuss, & Tests
Published ChicagoNow, October 25, 2013 A friend of mine who trains Chicago public elementary school teachers how to teach reading was...
Oct 25, 2013
Too Much Standardized Testing
Published in ChicagoNow, October 23, 2013 In a letter to President Obama dated October 22, 2013, top children’s authors and illustrators...
Oct 23, 2013
No child left behind, or leave no child behind - a big difference
Published in ChicagoNow, October 23, 2013 Most of this post was printed in the Cherry Preschool newsletter in January of 2006, but it...
Oct 23, 2013