My teen likes books once he gets started. It’s just hard to GET him started… How do you deal with slow parts in books? All books have them. But my 12-year-old immediately gives up on a book when she hits a slow spot. As a reading tutor and creative writing…

When I was 8, my writer dad took us on a vacation to stay with some friends at an artists’ colony in the mountains. Except he forgot to write the friends that we were coming. When we showed up, his friends were on vacation themselves. But there was still a…

Creativity, quiet… and spelling help that parents don’t have to provide. Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Writing helps us develop our creativity, executive function, and the ability to influence others through persuasion. Most importantly during the coronavirus outbreak, it also takes a child off your hands for a (nice long) while, helps them self-direct, and prevents families from weeping. School…