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5 Late Summer Family Garden Chores
Sep
11
2013
It might be September, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to neglect your family garden! This month in “The Garden Plot,” Jim share five suggested garden chores you can do with your family before the first freeze and the first snow fall… [continue reading]
Parenting Green: Learning & Connecting Through Locally Grown Food
Sep
4
2013
Local Food! Growing it, harvesting it, cooking it, eating it, making sure others have access to it too… these are ways Hilltown Families Contributing Writer, Angie Gregory, helps her family learn and connect with a vibrant and healthy way of life! This month in “Parenting Green: Earth Friendly Ideas for Raising a Family,” Angie talks [continue reading]
Hindsight Parenting: Skipping the Mega Birthday Party
Sep
3
2013
The second time around as a parent, Logan is choosing for a simple celebration for her four year old rather than the ginormous, thematic, disco-ball-spinnin’ parties she felt obligated to trump each year the first time around as a parent… Read about it this month in her bi-monthly column, “Hindsight Parenting: Raising Kids the Second [continue reading]
The Dinner Table: Supportive Pantry & Easy Meals
Sep
2
2013
What’s in your pantry? Having a pantry that supports both a busy family lifestyle and quick health meals can also support time well spent with your family a meal times. This month in “The Dinner Table,” Hilltown Families Contributing Writer, John Sarrouf, shares his go-to list for a supportive pantry and ideas for meals for [continue reading]
Bedside Reading: A Collection of Five
Aug
27
2013
Cheli shares five books she currently has at her bedside – a wild assortment of fiction and nonfiction, with a handful of kids’ books thrown in the mix! All have captured her attention and praise, and this month she shares them with you… [continue reading]
Parenting Possibilities: Challenges of Same-Sex Co-Parenting
Aug
26
2013
This week in “Parenting Possibilities,” Shana writes about the challenging aspects of co-parenting in a same-sex relationship. From discrimination to no pre-prescribed roles to assume, her experience at times is one of constant negotiations… [continue reading]
Hindsight Parenting: Bubbies and Body Image
Aug
20
2013
Big bubbies. Small bubbies. Bubbies of all shapes and sizes. This week in “Hindsight Parenting,” Logan shares her experiences and challenges with teaching her daughter about body image and accepting and loving our bodies just how they are… but first, she’s going on a spandex diet and letting her own curves all hang out!
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Literary Guide for Robert McCloskey’s “Make Way for Ducklings”
Aug
19
2013
“Make Way for Ducklings,” written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey, is our featured title this week in our Summer Reading Resource series. This downloadable literature guide, written for use with 1st & 2nd grade students, includes outlines for activities that call for readers to create their own list of rhyming family names, write a new [continue reading]
Butterfly House Sets Flight in the Berkshires
Aug
14
2013
Project Native in the Berkshires has a new Native Butterfly House! This new addition will serve as a terrific community-based educational resource to help children and visitors understand the connection between butterflies and our native landscape here in Western MA. Pair a visit with a trip to Magic Wings in South Deerfield and the Springfield [continue reading]
Q&A: How Does Your Family Handle Screen Time Limits in the Summer?
Aug
13
2013
Recently we asked our readers how they are handling screen time with their kids this summer and how they are setting limits. Ranging from bargaining chips to getting rid of electronics, our readers had great advice to offer, once again! [continue reading]
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