Posts tagged: Older Children

As the war between Israel and Palestine continues, many Palestinian parents struggle to feed their families. Violence…

Moviegoers are sporting a special look this fall. Glittery shirts and jackets. Purple jerseys with the number 13 on the…

Yom Kippur, the annual Jewish Day of Atonement, begins the evening of Sunday, September 24. It is a time for deep…

Outside the movie theater, two young girls are pointing at all the people wearing pink. A group of women observe,…

One of my pet peeves with curricula for children’s programs is how teacher-directed most of the activities are. The…

Daniel* wasn’t having much success lighting his campfire. Everything seemed stacked against him: too much wind, a…

Rihanna’s Super Bowl LVII performance is trending on social media. Several reviewers place it in their all-time top…

Avatar: The Way of Water continues the story of Jake, Neytiri, and their children. For many years, they have lived…

One of parents’ greatest fears is that others will indoctrinate their children with ideas that don’t match their…

What can children do about a situation that seems unfair or unjust? How can they be allies? These are two of the…

In their latest book, author A.J. Sass creates a neurodivergent main character (Ellen) who is negotiating changes in…

“Losers! Losers!” shouted a kid on the opposing soccer team. My fifth grader and her teammates were headed to the…

Pixar’s newest release is a coming-of-age story about a Chinese Canadian girl accepting both her changing body and…

Bo’s summer plans completely change when her mother moves into a Harlem brownstone with her fiance and another…

For a book lover like me, one bedtime story often turned into two or three as I tucked my young children in. But I…