How to Start a Kids' Book Club

how to start a book club for kids

Book Clubs for kids have become increasingly popular, and have proven to be valuable for all ages. Here are helpful tips to start a book club in your community of children! Decide Who If… Read + Discuss >>

Top City Schools for LGBT Families

Top LGBT schools

Being gay and having a child may add another dimension to the normal concerns that parents have when their kids begin a new school year, whether it's starting school for the first time or… Read + Discuss >>

Family Censorship

Family censorship

The girls had a friend, Jenny, over to play this weekend. It turns out Jenny is a very innocent friend. And I sort of wonder—and sort of don’t want to know—exactly what… Read + Discuss >>

The Daddy/Mommy Name Game

What to call your second mom or dad

There’s a conundrum, wait that word is too big. There’s an interesting problem that occurs when you’re the child of a same sex couple. And, it gets even more complicated… Read + Discuss >>

Gay Marriage -- Take 3!

Leaving bikes on the back of your car when you park

I knew better than this. You don't park a packed car festooned with bikes in Central Square and walk away. True it was next to the farmer's market. True we had a bike lock tethering the… Read + Discuss >>

The Man Who Stole My Heart

Heather loves her grandpa, whom she calls Nono.

We're celebrating grandparents this month at Goodkin, and we'll be bringing personal stories about how grandparents positively affect our lives. This post is from Heather who blogs from the great site All Set: … Read + Discuss >>

Baby 2 Baby

Stuff. It’s everywhere you look. There literally is no escaping it. And never is this truer than when you start having babies, who seem to be born consumers even before the first diaper change. With entry into parenthood comes a truckload of gadgets and possessions.… Read + Discuss >>

Healthy and Tasty Cereal Bars!

Healthy cereal bar options

It’s that time of year again when you’re starting to think about healthy alternatives to put into your child’s back pack or lunch box. Over the last several years the country has seen an explosion of cereal bars in every flavor you can imagine. Many of them contain high amounts of sugars, food coloring, fat… Read + Discuss >>

Letter From the Editor: September

September letter from the editor

September always feels like the beginning of the year for me. Somehow, I think our clocks get set at a very early young age to the rhythm of school beginning and we never really outgrow this. At least that's the case for me. There's always a small part of me that feels like I am starting with a clean slate, a new beginning… Read + Discuss >>

Back-to-School Traditions

Eating ice cream as a back-to-school tradition

Does your family have any back-to-school traditions? Maybe shopping for a new first day of school outfit or making a special treat for the first day of school lunch? Think of traditions as inexpensive little ways to create lasting family memories…no matter how silly the tradition, it will be remembered for a… Read + Discuss >>

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