Author Archives: Rebecca Joy

In case you forgot, the new distracted driving law kicks into effect in Washington State on July 23rd. As parents we need to be aware of this law for ourselves, but also for our young drivers. Make su...

Blueberry pie, raspberry jam, strawberry shortcake... Is your mouth watering yet? My family loves berries, but in the Pacific Northwest the berry season is only a couple of months long. Berries are us...

Though hardly perfect students, my boys, ages nine and six, work pretty hard in school. So, when summer rolls around, they are ready for the much-deserved break. However, their idea of "break" is to s...

Summer is here, the sun is out and the weather is warming up. Every year around this time, we start to see the news articles. You know the heart-wrenching ones of a parent who left their child in the ...

Nothing keeps kids learning like reading. Install a love for words in your children and keep their brains active with these summer reading programs Public Libraries Check out the...

My kids’ birthday are coming up and there is a simple, fun thing that always makes them feel special: Birthday clubs! We’ve enrolled our kids in a few FREE birthday clubs. They get mail ad...

In our house, we love cheese. In fact, my 5-year old regularly asks for a peanut-butter, jelly, banana and cheese sandwich. I think it sounds a little weird, but he loves it. As you can ima...

The new year is off and running. Is it as you thought it would be? Are you on track with you goals? Are things just cupcakes and rainbows? Anything unexpected pop up already? We're guessing so. That's...

In Uganda (my birthplace), when a child is born, they become a part of the 'village'. From then on, that child becomes the responsibility of everyone living in that village. I was reminded of thi...

When you think about the education your child is getting, what are the most important things to you? Do you worry about the environment they are learning in, the class ratios? Do you worry about sport...