The Money Issue April 2014 (Kids VT)
Hard-Working Vermonters Remember Their First Jobs; Tax Day: Teaching my Son Why — and What — We Pay; What Vermont Is Doing About Truant Kids; Vermont Kids on What They Love About Camp
Project: Start Saving
Want your child to understand the value of a dollar? Take that birthday check or full piggy bank to your local bank or credit union….
Knee-Hockey Rink
Ice is nice, but April is better known for, well, rain. That’s when the hockey-crazed Saia family takes its favorite sport inside. “Knee hockey” is…
When shoud kids get a Twitter handle or Facebook page?
Q: At what age, or by what metrics, are kids old enough to have their own digital presence, such as a Twitter handle or Facebook…
Change Agent
My husband, Daniel, is the consummate frugal New Englander. He prefers to travel only when it’s absolutely necessary. When he shops for groceries, he returns…
How do you decide which medical tests are necessary?
Modern medicine offers many tools for diagnosing and treating children. But how do parents decide which ones are necessary? This month, Dr. Lewis First, chief…
Book-Review Winners
Congratulations to these enthusiastic young critics who shared their reading recommendations with us in March. Each wins a $25 gift certificate from Crow Bookshop in…
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
I had some reservations when I signed my family up for an introductory class at Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Self-Defense Academy in Williston. I didn’t…
Seasonal Reads
In keeping with our April theme — money! — Kids VT asked local educators and librarians to recommend books that deal with dollars and cents….
What do you say when your kid wants the expensive new stuff that his or her friend just got?
Joe Dydula HUNTINGTON, Unix Engineer, Fletcher Allen Health Care Stepdaughter Aislinn, 13; daughter Bailey, 12; son Gabriel, 10 When we shop for clothes, I’ve usually…
John Deere, Inventor of a Signature Steel Plow, 1804-1886
“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?…
The Art of… Creative Reuse
Nearly every inch of wall space in Lisa Divoll-Painter’s large art studio at South Burlington High School is covered with colorful paintings, drawings and mobiles….
Introducing baby to solid foods
Before my son, Asa, was born last July, other mothers warned me that breastfeeding might be difficult. The cautionary tales were well intentioned, I think…
