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In an article on why science and math students often change majors to other disciplines: “The latest research also suggests that there could be more subtle problems at work, like the proliferation of grade inflation in the humanities and social … Continue reading →

While Sydney and I get bogged down in job applications and sleep-deprivation, the kids aren’t exactly sitting still.  Nathaniel is making serious strides in solid foods, and just today he got up the first four steps of our (steep!) ground-floor … Continue reading →

The other day I made cornbread, knowing that a) Katherine would love it b) it was good food for her (I cut down on the sugar, and combined the cornmeal with ww flour) c) it would make an incredible mess … Continue reading →

Recently the kids seem to be able to reach all sorts of things that used to be (and, in my mind, still should be) out of reach.  Katherine now has to duck when I open the upper bathroom cupboard; when … Continue reading →

There is a two-hour period of the day during which Nathaniel is consistently the most charming, vivacious, inquisitive, happy baby one could imagine. He contentedly crawls around the room, exploring everything. He looks up every few seconds to beam at … Continue reading →

Last week we finally (if a bit reluctantly) surrendered the spoon to Katherine while we all eat breakfast.  She has since done a very good job of feeding herself, with a minimum of mess–helped by the fact that our muesli … Continue reading →

Life has been fairly boring recently.  We’re working on job applications, so every few days we stop to think about what kinds of jobs we’re going for this year, which sends us into a bit of a tailspin (which country … Continue reading →

From a NYTimes article on the recent American Academy of Pediatrics’ warnings against giving small children screen time: “[R]ecent research makes it clear that young children learn a lot more efficiently from real interactions — with people and things — … Continue reading →