The Grandparent Issue
Vermont Grandparents Adopt a ‘Kid Do’ Attitude About Raising Their Children’s Kids; Rick Davis Is Reimagining Early-Childhood Education ion Vermont; Vermont Parents Sound Off About Sending Kids to Camp
How Do You Talk to Your Kids About death?
Brian Eckert City: South Burlington Job: Sr. Multimedia Specialist, Ben & Jerry’s; Owner, Four Quarters Brewing. Son Barrett, 4; daughter Juniper, 18 months When our…
The Next Generation
In about two months, my mum and dad will become grandparents. I’m pregnant and due in early May; my brother’s wife is due in June….
What To Do About Baby Photos on Social Media
Digital Dilemmas: Answers to Questions About the Ever-Evolving Online World
When Do Childhood Anxieties Require Professional Help?
Stress is a normal part of childhood. But when it starts interfering with a child’s day-to-day activities, how should parents respond? This month, Dr. Mary…
Seasonal Reads for Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month, so in this issue, Kids VT asked local educators and librarians to recommend books celebrating strong women from the past….
Book-Review Winners
Congratulations to these enthusiastic young critics who shared their reading recommendations with us last month. Each wins a $25 gift certificate from Crow Bookshop in…
The Because Project: Dr. Lewis First
“I am a pediatrician because my parents believed in me, even if I didn’t follow the career path they hoped I would.”
Vermont’s Junior Iron Chefs Turn Up the Heat
Fourteen-year-old Peter Gebo looked over a colorful tray of chopped vegetables and furrowed his brow. He had combined red and yellow peppers, leeks, carrots and…
The Art Of… Maple Sugaring
Sugaring season began at Burlington’s Rock Point School in February, when freshman Conor Southard and junior Jimmy Dollard each placed a hand on the trunk…
Family Extended
Vermont grandparents adopt a ‘kin-do’ attitude about raising their children’s kids
Model-Train Room
The memory of a broken toy train from childhood spurred Paul Bortz to start collecting model trains. The exact model, a 1925 Lionel, was one…
Lucy Terry Prince, Pioneer Poet, 1724-1821
“Drawing on History” is a monthly feature about a notable Vermont person, place or event from days of yore. Want to suggest a future topic?…
How to Interview Your Grandparents
Of all the things we can leave our children and grandchildren, none compares with family stories that get passed from generation to generation. Thankfully, we…
