Parents, many of you have been meaning to start college savings accounts for your kids, right? Here’s your chance to check that off your long to-do list and get a bonus in the process. Now through May 29, Virginia529 College Savings Plan will add $50 to new accounts opened with at least $100. You also […]
I love children’s books. In fact, I usually find myself perusing the shelves in the children’s section of the bookstore more for myself than for the kids. And many of the books on this list I just want for myself. Here are 10 books great for Black History Month and worth of keeping on the […]
When swimsuits and plastic pools line Target’s shelves while snow is still melting on the ground, I scarcely notice. When pre-lit Christmas trees and inflatable reindeer debut in Walmart weeks before Halloween, I stay silent amidst the condemning Facebook fray. (Truth told I have to squelch a smile. If you’re curious who’s hitting the button […]
By Wendy Martin Moms Demand Action Virginia In the last year, I’ve made time to ask my representatives to take action to prevent gun violence. Here are three reasons why: 1. Two years ago, when my daughter was in sixth grade, a gun was confiscated from one of her classmates. Days later, I sat on […]
As you encourage your children to read, why not encourage them to read a cool book written by a kid? Richmond’s own, Zack Samuels (a.k.a. Henri Maggot), started writing My Life as a Young Wizard when he was 11-years-old. Wise beyond his years, yet down to earth, Zack has now reached the ripe old age […]
As a sentimental twin mommy, that simple word “rising” has soothed my nostalgic soul all summer. Incomprehensibly, the day after Labor Day, our two will be matriculating into middle school. MIDDLE SCHOOL. Thankfully, for now, these precious, waning days of summer, they’re still rising sixth-graders. Seems like only yesterday we were scouring the aisles of […]
