What can you learn from a louse?  A lot, it turns out.  Particularly when the louse is joined by a goodly number of compatriots and comes calling on three small, unschooled heads.  You guessed it:  I’m talking about the dreaded head lice. [Read more...]

That’s not fair! As parents, we’ve all heard this cry from our children. It gets old really fast. What are we to do? Sometimes we can find a quick and easy resolution to keep the peace. Other times we try to avoid being caught when we know some special privilege or event will upset another sibling. We also try to explain that sharing is important and that it can’t “always” be fair. When we’re really ticked, we might just scream “tough – life’s not fair!” Are there any other options to address fairness? [Read more...]