Kids VT, September 2020
Back to School Amid a Pandemic; Simple Self-Care for Parents; Picturebooks About Women’s Rights; New Curriculum From Clemmons Family Farm; Lessons From an Ill-Fated Camping Trip
Lessons from an Ill-Fated Camping Trip
Worried about putting your kids in danger by sending them back to school this fall? Allow me to share a cautionary tale about a time…
Vermont Visionaries: Dr. Lydia Clemmons
What follows are distilled quotes from a conversation with Charlotte resident Dr. Lydia Clemmons. A medical anthropologist who spent 35 years working in Africa, Dr….
Yoga Pose of the Month: Waterfall
Waterfall is a great way to release stress and get our body ready to focus! Benefits: Relaxes the nervous system Changes perspective Stretches back side…
Kids VT’s Origin Story
In January of 1994, Kim Kropf and Tracey Shamberger founded Kids VT, Vermont’s free monthly parenting magazine. Susan Holson took over for Shamberger in 2007….
Teaching Kids to Make Surrealist Art
Over my nine years of teaching visual art in schools, surrealism has been one of my favorite styles of art to explore with my classes…
Children’s Books That Celebrate 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage
While much of history has been written by men, women have never sat by idly. One hundred years ago, ratification of the United States Constitution’s…
What Are Routine Childhood Vaccines So Important During COVID-19?
Childhood diseases haven’t gone away simply because our attention is focused on COVID-19. Unfortunately though, the pandemic has reduced the number of children receiving routine…
Outdoor Educators Share Tips for Learning in Nature
A few weeks ago, as I was listening to a podcast about going back to school, my 12-year-old turned to me and said, “Wait. We’re…
Simple, Inexpensive Self-Care for Parents
Taking care of kids stretches us to our limits under any circumstance. During a global pandemic — when childcare, support systems and so much else…
Coronation Chicken for Parties & School Lunch
Three years ago, when the world was simpler and international travel was still possible, my mother brought my family on a whirlwind weeklong trip to…
Mom Takes Notes, September 2020
Our daughter began preschool a few weeks ago. Prior to that, she was at home with me for three years. So, when the first day…
A Musician Dad on Parenting and Working During a Pandemic
What follows are selections from my recent conversation with Boston-based guitarist and educator Lyle Brewer. Brewer has been playing live in Burlington for many years,…
How Dads Can Be Equal Teammates in Domestic Labor
I opened the refrigerator door and peered inside, immediately noticing the lack of leftovers. After a brief hesitation, I pulled out a pack of tortillas…
Clemmons Family Farm Launches Multicultural Online Curriculum
Näri Penson and Kia’Rae Hanron sat across from each other on the 148-acre property of Clemmons Family Farm in Charlotte, under the shade of mature…
