The Parenting Patch: Where Parents Grow

Are you looking for books to share with your 3-year-old? I began compiling this list of books when my children were...

Are you looking for books to share with your 2-year-old? I began compiling this list of books when my children were...

Writing is not sounds written down. The primary function of English spelling is to represent meaning. Sounds do matter, but not...

  As an undergraduate, I decided that I wanted to write my one grammar book one day. After years of study,...

I love baking cookies for special occasions throughout the year. I especially enjoy sugar cookies, and I have cookies cutters for...

<tract> “draw, drag, move,” from stem of trahere “to pull, draw” Words Sums Tract -> tract Tract + s -> tracts Tract +...

Valentine’s Day is only two short weeks away. My kids and I have been reading valentine-themed books since the beginning of...

<augur(e)> “predict, foretell” from French inauguration and directly from Late Latin inaugurationem, presumably originally “installment under good omens,” from in– “on,...

I associate cinnamon with the Christmas holiday. I also love watching and reading The Grinch with my kiddos. I have previously...

Loved by some. Despised by many. Fruitcake means the holiday season! Ingredients 4 ounces of dried prunes 4 ounces of dried...