Meet Me at the Downtown Library Festival On April 26 the Santa Cruz Public Libraries are inviting the public to celebrate a major milestone for the new Downtown Library at […]
Chores – Simply a part of family routine By Becky Mansfield While some families don’t have their kids doing chores, in our family of six, it is really helpful […]
National Park Mystery Series Read this brief description and quotes from readers. Then, if you are intrigued, go here and explore. “Before Jake’s grandfather died, he was on the trail […]
Americans don’t agree about anything. Except this: Kids belong in the real-world. Jon Haidt and Zach Rausch March 28 [This post ran in The Free Press on March 27, to […]
Ask Yesenia: Little Changes, Lasting Impact April is the Month of the Young Child and Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is a good opportunity to remind ourselves that 1) raising […]
This article was written in 2014 and is still applicable to today! by Josiah Clark, The mallard is one kind of bird that fares well in stormy weather. Others are […]
Raising Screen-Free Boys and Keeping them as safe as necessary, not as safe as possible. by Katherine Johnson Martinko Wife, Mother of Three Boys and Thinker/Writer If you have ever […]
Gilded Age socialite Josephine Cochrane transformed the way we clean dishes. By Sarah Durn A young Josephine Cochrane and an iteration on her dishwasher patent issued in 1917. Images: US […]
by LitWits founders and teachers, Becky and Jenny “Hands-on, memorable, meaningful ways to teach this book, and pull out its many powerful lessons, LitWits style. Last week we taught [...]
by Dr. Casey Means Disasters can be our greatest teachers. Less than two months have passed since the LA fires, and for everyone I know whom the fires have touched, […]
