The Dad Issue 2019
Burlington’s Dad Guild Supports New Fathers; Books That Celebrate Boys’ Sensitive Side; How Yoga Can Make You a Better Parent
Big Top Talent
Come, one and all! Circus Smirkus, a youth circus headquartered in Greensboro, will perform throughout Vermont this summer as part of its annual Big Top…
Detecting Depression
Diagnosing anxiety and depression in children under 8 is notoriously difficult. The signs are subtle. And kids that young sometimes don’t display noticeable symptoms. University…
Jazzed: Precocious Performer Lights Up Festival Stage
Name: Lulu Barr-Brandt Age: 12 Town: Burlington The 36th annual Burlington Discover Jazz Festival brings live music to town for 10 days starting May 31….
Jeffrey, Donata, Aniela, Edgar & Mira
Kids VT: Jeffrey, you’re a stay-at-home dad to these three kiddos! How long have you been at it? Jeffrey: I’ve been home a little over…
Up With Down Dog: How Yoga Can Make You a Better Dad
Most of the guys who attend my men’s yoga class for the first time come because someone — usually a spouse or partner — “forced”…
Times Are a Changin’
When I was growing up in suburban New York in the 1980s, it was rare to come across a family in which the dad played…
Defining Masculinity: Books That Celebrate the Sensitive Side of Boys
Atlanta-based photographer and writer Kate T. Parker traveled around the country with her camera to capture portraits and quotes from boys ages 4 to 19…
What is toxic masculinity and how can we help our sons navigate it?
My son loves to play basketball. His enthusiasm and passion for the sport are contagious. His father and I never played so we’re happy to…
Destination Recreation: History Hike at Little River State Park
Little River State Park in Waterbury offers many activities, including boating and swimming on the Waterbury Reservoir, camping, and mountain biking. But what I really…
How to Roast a Cricket & Other Life Skills: A Homesteading Couple Publish a Guide for Adventurous Kids
When I was a girl growing up in a small New Hampshire town, my father, a college professor, bought a nonfiction book about a mother…
Habitat: Mud Kitchen
Early childhood educator Tara Gravelin grew up around tools. Her father is a woodworker and, as a child, she used to watch him cut, sand…
Junior Journalists: Integrated Arts Academy Second Graders Cover the News With a Weekly Paper
In 2014, second grade teacher George Leal launched a class newspaper at the Integrated Arts Academy, an arts magnet school in the Old North End…
#Squadgoals: Burlington’s Dad Guild Helps New Fathers Connect and Learn From Each Other
On a Friday night in May, a line of pinball machines blink and glow along the wall of a narrow suite in a nondescript building…
