The Dad Issue 2018
Top Vermont Chefs on Raising Good Eaters; Harry Potter Bus Goes Cross-Country; A Shortage of Mental Health Care for Kids in Crisis; Raising a Daughter in the #metoo Era
Empowering My Daughter: How the #metoo Movement Changed my Outlook on the Word “No”
“No!” yelled Coraline as I made yet another attempt to buckle her into her car seat last November. At 17 months, my daughter had become…
Devoted Dads
When I started dating my husband, Jeff, I was an elementary-school teacher and he worked at a big advertising agency in New York City. He…
Artist’s Notebook: Rob Donnelly
Wonder how artist Rob Donnelly created the fabulous cover illustration depicting a chef dad and his daughter playing around in the kitchen? We asked Donnelly…
Stories of Survival
Author Tod Olson traces his career as a children’s writer to a book he read when he was 11 years old. While vacationing with his…
The Art of… Skate Park Etiquette
If you’ve wandered the recently renovated bike path just north of Burlington’s Waterfront Park, chances are you’ve noticed a sprawling concrete addition to the city’s…
How and When Should Parents Talk to Boys About Puberty?
While puberty in girls brings obvious changes, including breast development and the onset of menstruation, the changes boys experience may be less obvious. As a…
Destination Recreation: Stowe Golf Park
It’s about the least-adorned mini-golf course you can imagine — not a windmill, tunnel, waterfall or T. rex in sight. Miniature golf might just be…
An Unbearable Wait: Vermont Kids in Crisis Face an Alarming Shortage of Mental Health Care
Last fall, when Betsey’s 16-year-old son “Thomas” went from being a goofy, personable and happy-go-lucky kid to one who was quiet, introverted and irritable, she…
Special Delivery: A Grandfather Reflects on Volunteering for Meals on Wheels With His Grandchildren
Essex resident Tom Thompson, 74, began delivering meals for Burlington Meals on Wheels in 2006, as part of a community service commitment at his job…
Habitat: Harry Potter Bus Goes on Tour
Three years ago, Kyle and Katie Clark bought a retired school bus and spent months gutting it and outfitting it with bunk beds, a kitchen,…
Dancer’s Debut
Burlington resident and dance instructor Fiadhnait Moser can claim another job title: novelist. Yellow Jacket, a new imprint from Little Bee Books, has published her…
Traveling Troupe
The circus is coming to town! More precisely, Vermont’s award-winning international youth circus, Circus Smirkus, will peform this summer in six Vermont towns — plus…
The Man, the Myth, the Legend
Calling all Beluga Grads. That’s what celebrated family entertainer Raffi Cavoukian — better known as just Raffi — calls those who listened to “Baby Beluga”…
Stuffed Vegetable Skewers: Mexican Flavors in a Package That’s Fun to Eat
My family has always had a penchant for picking up fun-looking cookbooks while on vacation or perusing bookstores. Consequently, we never have a shortage of…
Mom Takes Notes, June 2018
Our daughter, Saga, turned 1 recently. On the evening before her birthday, I asked my husband, Nick, about his favorite moment as a dad during…
Chicken Charmer: A Young Teen Builds a Nest Egg Raising Hens
Name: Axel McKenzie Age: 14 Town: Greensboro A striking white peacock named Augustus greets visitors at the Greensboro farm where 14-year-old Axel McKenzie lives with…
Dining With Dad: Top Local Chefs Share Secrets for Raising Good Eaters
Vermont’s farm-to-table food movement has attracted some stellar chefs, many of them dads. The six chef dads on the following pages have cooked at four-star…
