My latest piece is about Paris, and why we need to have fierce conversations with our kids. ***** I wasn’t a mother on 9/11, but I spent the day with children. I was teaching third grade in New York, and September 11, 2001, was our first day of school. As the news trickled in thatContinue reading “Thoughts on Paris”
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Do you let a child quit a musical instrument?
My latest piece at kveller.com is about my struggle with Ellie over playing the flute. She really wants to quit, but I won’t let her. The comments have ranged from “Let the poor girl quit, you lunatic” to “You go, Tiger Mom!” Have you dealt with something similar with your children? And how did youContinue reading “Do you let a child quit a musical instrument?”
