The approach of Easter reminds me of the question I am often asked: should tell young children about the Easter Bunny, the tooth fairy, Santa Claus, or fairy tales in general. Parents tell me that... Read more >>

“Look!” I cried, as I walked through the woods behind my grandmother’s house on Easter Sunday, 1962, with my uncle. “A fairy, behind that tree!” My uncle wrinkled his... Read more >>

As I watched my four-year-old granddaughter, put her doll to bed, I was again reminded of the many ways in which make-believe fosters healthy growth and development. In her make-believe, Heather was... Read more >>

And so, on the Easter afternoon about a year after I’d begun seeing fairies, I couldn’t hold in my knowing any longer. As my uncle and I walked along, I saw a group of brownies harvesting... Read more >>

I was delighted when one of my pre-school students invited me to join her and her friend “Roberta” for tea in her classroom last week. Knowing we didn’t have a student by that name,... Read more >>