The week of September 18 – 24, 2011 marks the annual celebration of National Farm Animal Awareness Week. Children are the producers of tomorrow's technologies. The people who will be bankers, business entrepreneurs...

I have spent chunks of my adulthood living in both Asia and Mexico and I can’t even begin to tell you how much a shared language can bridge cultural gaps. I have found that even my limited Spanish and sticks of Korean have aided me in travelling more than any guidebook. Whether you want to learn a language for pleasure...

September 17th is Constitution Day, an anniversary for the date in 1787 when 39 men ratified the piece of paper that is a symbol for all American citizens. Even though this day is not as celebrated as other American holidays it is still important for all of us, especially children, to recognize why the Constitution is so important.

It's summer and time to renew my love affair with some of my favorite homemaking reads!  As a voracious reader, my nightstand is packed with books of all types which I am working my way through, and my daughter and I are frequent visitors to our three local libraries.

How many times have you listened to a talk, read a book, or watched a presentation that was supposed to share new or valuable information only to find that you didn’t learn very much from it?

Wyoming is a state of firsts. Though the least populated state in the Union with just over 500,000 people, Wyoming is home to the first national park (Yellowstone), the first national forest...

Minnesotan traditions are usually shared with tongue in cheek. People tend to laugh at the stories of slimy lutefisk meals, the never-ending waving goodbye, and the Minnesotan way of telling you how things are going by negating the opposite.

When teaching baby sign language, it is truly up to the parents which signs to start with.  Each family is different and each baby has unique needs.  The following words and signs are only suggestions that have helped many parents and babies.

If nothing else then, history matters because it gives your children a view of the world and times beyond themselves.  History also gives us a vast array of characters to learn from.

Technology has advanced by leaps and bounds and so many times my head is swimming with all that is available to us. I was homeschooled growing up and the resources my mom had to work with were slim.

As a homeschooling mom, I get asked on a regular basis by “professionals” everywhere from the doctor, the therapist, church leaders, even perfect strangers what my children do for socialization.