Featured Blogs

We feature bloggers who, like Gladys Hunt, have "an uncommon awareness of the wonders and beauty of the world, of what is good and true, and an uncommon commitment to it." Each, in a distinct niche, imparts wisdom to parents of young children.

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Essential Questions:
Re-visioning Education

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by Graham Scharf

Graham draws on current research and established best practice to ask What is essential to excellent education?

Latest post: When does the acheivement gap emerge?

Honey for a Child's Heart:
The imaginative use of literature in family life

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by Gladys Hunt

Gladys explores how children's literature and poetry spark the imagination, enlarge the heart, and build the character of families who read together.

Latest post: Be Sure to Notice

Something to Chew On:
Understanding child nutrition

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by Rebecca Heidkamp

Rebecca makes pediatric nutrition and public health research digestible - and even enjoyable - for parents of young children.

Latest post: Healthy deception?

The Stuff of Parenting:
What you need, and what you don't

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by Sarah Dahl

Sarah wades into the world of kid gear, and offers reviews and reflection on what families need, what they don't, and how she navigates through the stuff of parenting.

Latest post: So You're Looking For A Stroller...

Rock, Paper, Scissors:
Creative Play Ideas for the Resourceful Parent

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by Karina Glaser

Karina seeks to rediscover a simpler way of parenting by encouraging authentic play environments and by drawing upon a child's natural gifts of imagination and creativity.

Latest post: Start with an Art Box

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