Gillian from LittleHeroes.com wrote a post about children and reading readiness that really struck a chord for me.  Learning to Read: Boys are from Mars, Girls are from Venus points out the vast differences between boys’ and girls’ development. Teaching my first two boys to read was quite challenging, and I’ve often thought readiness was [...]

Editor’s note: Please welcome our latest guest author, Kristin Cantu. Kristin is here today to tell us about Thrive, a blog written by the fine folks over at Children’s Hospital in Boston. I knew you’d appreciate knowing about another fine resource online. Thrive: flu updates, child health, and the latest research on issues that affect [...]