Back To School Issue 2016
Lessons in Kindness, A New Sensory Room, Corn Mazes & Apple Orchards, Boarding School or Bust, An Art Teacher’s Museum-Visiting Tips
Building Character
Books that feature characters with disabilities can be a great way to start conversations about the ways we’re all different. Sam Drazin, founder of the…
What’s the best way to treat an ear infection?
Most kids will get at least one ear infection by age 3. In recent years, rates of ear infections have been steadily declining, but about…
Browsing Books and Art at St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
If your kids are like mine, 19th-century American art ranks well below Harry Potter in their hierarchy of interests. But a recent visit to the…
Perfect Sense: A New Space in Barre Lets Kids With Autism Explore and Relax
For Maleia Darling, a 20-year-old Barre woman living with autism, the everyday world is often unbearably overstimulating. Fluorescent lights, for example, cause her physical discomfort…
Navigating Corn Mazes
Corn mazes may seem like an easy way to pass the time on a lazy fall afternoon. But according to Mike Boudreau, owner of the…
Backyard Stone Fire Pit
On a crisp Vermont evening, there’s nothing like toasting marshmallows over an open fire. Two years ago, however, things got a bit too crispy for…
Zutano Says Bye-Bye to Brick and Mortar
If you’re looking for an adorable owl-print onesie or a pair of fleece baby booties that don’t fall off, the place to go in Vermont…
Nonprofit Website Kayla’s Directory Creates Equal Opportunity
As a parent of a daughter with autism and a neurodevelopmental condition, Shelburne resident Sara Kruk knows getting around is often challenging for children with…
Learning by Doing: The Hands on Educational System
Cheryl Owens of Richmond honed her educational philosophy as a homeschooling mother of three. She recalls purchasing a regimented, traditional curriculum to use with her…
Emerson’s Pooch Problems
As kids know all too well, sometimes it’s hard to be quiet. That’s the dilemma facing the pup protagonist in Charlotte resident Liza Woodruff’s picture…
Quick Curry: Hard-Boiled-Egg Masala
I love food — eating it, cooking it and sharing it. For this, I credit my father. He was an adventurous cook who drew inspiration…
A Rutland Teen Joins the Vermont State Board of Education
NAME: Connor Solimano AGE: 16 TOWN: Rutland Connor Solimano believes students should have a voice. So this fall, the 16-year-old will join Winooski High School…
Out to Eat: Rainbow Sweets
My 9-year-old niece, Rayna, has a sweet tooth that, in her opinion, is insufficiently indulged by the adults in her life. Occasionally, I like to…
Seeing Green: Learning to Love Vermont at a Massachusetts Boarding School
By the time I was in eighth grade, I was ready to leave my hometown of South Burlington. I hadn’t even lived there that long….
The Art Of… Bringing Kids to Museums
I had a revelation recently: At ages 5 and a half and 7, my kids might be ready to visit a museum that isn’t specifically…
Ups and Downs
On a muggy Sunday last month, my family decided to climb Stowe Pinnacle. My husband, Jeff, and I had done the hike a handful of…
Principals in Parenting: An Executive and a Principal on Rising Early, Eating Together and the “No Electronics” Room
On an August evening, the impeccable green expanse of the Buntings’ back lawn shows no signs of the 80 people who came to celebrate dad…
Lessons in Kindness: A Vermont Nonprofit Helps Kids Learn Empathy
Sam Drazin grew up in in Norwich in a neighborhood filled with families. His childhood included typical kid pursuits: biking, flashlight tag, trick-or-treating, sledding. But…
