latestJune 01, 2020

The Panic About Summer

For most students, virtual school is over by now. For parents, the panic about what to do next has been building for weeks.... more

December 23, 2019

Remembering Scott: Pass It On

When Angela Hoepfner found her teenage son in the kitchen on Dec. 2, two years ago, she thought she had walked into a crime scene. She called 911 and ran outside the house.... more

November 25, 2019

Finding Your Voice

Matice Morris adjusts the camera sitting on a tripod under a glowing ring light. She moves the throw pillow behind her, pulls up her notes on her phone and takes a sip of water. She peers closer at he... more

November 04, 2019

Sensitive Pup Helped Save Domestic Abuse Victim

When Jill’s husband of nearly 25 years threw her out of the house, she had two belongings: her car and her dog.... more

October 14, 2019

A Time to Give Up on Chores

I heard my husband remind our daughter at least twice that evening to make the school lunches for the next day. Each time, we heard the same “okaaaay” from behind a closed bedroom door.... more

September 02, 2019

Ways to Lower the Rising Youth Suicide Rate

Six year-olds have told Dr. Anne Glowinski that they don’t want to live anymore.... more

August 26, 2019

Why This Teacher Writes 180 Notes a Year

Jenni Mahoney noticed one of her middle schoolers was having a rough day. She pulled out her stationery and wrote her an encouraging note.... more

May 27, 2019

Shedding Light on Title IX Hearings

Every parent sending a child off to college wants to know that they’re going to be safe as they pursue their education. Unfortunately, sexual assault continues to plague most campuses.... more

March 25, 2019

Blind, Autistic Student Shines as Musical Savant

Holly Connor sang her big solo in her middle school’s production of “Newsies” this month. She played a big-voiced saloon singer, Medda Larkin, and when she bellowed the chorus to “That’s Rich,” the au... more

March 11, 2019

We Know Who Momo Is

A few weeks ago, a woman posted a question in a large Facebook group of writers who are also mothers. She asked us to share our greatest fear related to our children. The responses might have shocked ... more

January 21, 2019

A Smarter Way to Use Social Media

A fourth-grader's parents prohibited her from making a Facebook page, so she circumvented their rules and created her own social network.... more

November 26, 2018

Better Ways to Teach Empathy

We teach young children to consider the feelings of others in the hopes that they will grow to become empathetic adults. And yet, the glaring absence of empathy among adults is on display every day in... more

October 29, 2018

Moms Find a Mission

The day after the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida, this February, a fire alarm went off in the building where Angela Lamb’s daughter attends school.... more

October 01, 2018

Healing From Years of Torment

A little more than two years ago, when the nation heard Donald Trump brag to Billy Bush about sexually assaulting women, it reignited a debate that brought forth a public wave of survivor stories. We ... more

September 24, 2018

Questions for a Judge

Senators will soon consider the credibility of allegations of sexual assault against a Supreme Court nominee.... more

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