I’m sure there are a lot of blog posts with similar, if not identical, titles this morning. But it bears repeating until the numbers sink in. One in 88 children. One in 54 boys. A 78% increase over the past five years. In my state, the incidence is significantly higher. The numbers are so alarming, […]
Read more "One in Eighty-Eight"Trying to teach young children about Sept. 11 is a touchy subject, especially when they start asking why the attacks occurred. Ryan was less interested in understanding “why” and more concerned about “who.” So we talked to both kids about Osama bin Laden. When he was captured last spring, and his name was all over […]
Read more "A Case of Mistaken Identity"Hockey — which we write about a lot in these parts — is the most tradition-rich of sports. The NHL is fast approaching its 100th birthday, a milestone that has already been achieved by one of its clubs, the Montreal Canadiens. The trophy for which its teams compete, the Stanley Cup, is well over a […]
Read more "Milestone Pucks – A Lesson in Inclusion"Ryan had lots of difficulty going to sleep Thursday night (thankfully the first such episode since this post) but rather than write about that I wanted to turn back the clock a few days to Sunday — a day full of simple joys in our house. Riley is in her second season of travel soccer, […]
Read more "A Good Day"We received the notice the other day. It is time for Ryan’s triennial re-evaluation through our school district. He has undergone a battery of intellectual, psychological and motor tests to determine his ongoing eligibility for services as required by state law, and soon we will meet with our child study team to discuss the results. […]
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Pucks and Puzzle Pieces 