Am I a Bad Mom for Not Worrying About Swine Flu?
Today a fellow mom in my daughter’s class told me that her doctor husband wanted to keep their daughter home from school. She’s not sick. No one at the school is sick. Our school is nowhere near the...
View ArticleLive Blogging My Call With Katie Couric
I am on a conference call with Katie Couric, discussing kids and the recession: Children of the Recession. So far introductions all around. CBS News is concentrating on how the recession is impacting...
View ArticleParental Involvement in Schools – How Thomas Friedman Missed the Point
This past week Thomas Friedman wrote an Op-Ed in the New York Times, U.S.G and P.T.A, about parental involvement making a difference in student achievement. When I first read the article I yawned....
View ArticleParents as Meaningful Partners in Education
This post was originally written for the White House Champions of Change series and was published last week by Parenting on the Mom Congress blog. As I prepare for my speaking gig at the #140...
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