My daughter is 10 years old and attends public school. She is in fifth grade and the other day she came home with a note saying the school was going to talk to the class about “hygiene”. At first I worried they would cover topics I wasn’t ready to discuss with my 10 year old, but I called the teacher and she assured me they were first, separating the boys and girls, and second, only talking about things related to puberty. Still, some of these topics are sensitive so I wanted to make sure she was getting the right message and from the right person. I have spoken to my daughter about the things that were to be covered, so there [...]...
International Day
My children attend public school in New York state, not too far from New York City, so it shouldn’t surprise me that we have a diverse student body. But when we sent out a survey asking where the parents of the students were born, we heard of 35 different countries! We sent the survey as part of something we call International Day-every other year we dedicate a whole Saturday to celebrating foods and cultures from around the globe. We wanted to make sure as many countries as possible were represented, so we sent out the survey and then of course asked the parents to volunteer on International Day to cook and serve foods from their native lands or ancestry. The [...]...