A friend started a chat session with me on Facebook tonight. She wanted to know if week 3 was too soon for a conference with her child’s teacher. Am I helicoptering, she asked. At first I misread her question. I thought the teacher had requested a conference, but no. My friend just wants to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘parenting’
Conferences and cookies
Posted in Education, Kids, Life, tagged education, kids, life, parenting on September 13, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Moon shell reminders
Posted in Books, Life, Nantucket, Writing, tagged Books, life, Nantucket, parenting, teaching, writing on August 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
One blustery but sunny afternoon this summer we made plans to go to a small beach that was easily accessible for my in-laws. The boys, my sister-in-law, and I arrived first. Our first warning should have been the ease with which we found a parking space. We hauled all our paraphernalia out onto the beach [...]
Letting him fly (just not too far yet)
Posted in Kids, Life, tagged family, kids, life, parenting on July 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My older son was invited to meet a few friends at a place called Jump Street, an indoor trampoline park. He really wanted to go, so I said OK. His excitement stemmed from being invited to hang out with the “cool kids” from school. These kids were not the friends he normally hangs out with, but he [...]
