kid questions Archive

Sophia has lost enough baby teeth where we hardly bat an eye when the next one falls out. Her most recent fell out during lunch at school. She was wrapped it very carefully for its journey home where it would meet the …

We’re in the midst of fall. There’s no denying it. I love hearing the crunch of dry leaves as I walk to my car. I love the oranges, yellows, and browns everywhere I go. I try to stop and enjoy the the …

Sometimes all I want is just an hour of quiet. It’s probably too much to ask. Sophia loves to talk. I have no idea where she gets that from (yeah right). Sure, I could just pretend to do the, “yeah,” “uh-huh” “ok” …

Have you heard of the Doll Experiment? Children are given a dark-skinned (aka black) doll and a light-skinned (aka white) doll and asked which one they prefer. Many of the children (of different races) picked the white doll. CNN recently commissioned a …

Dad & Baby Jaxon at 1 1/2 months old The first couple of years of Sophia’s life, I avoided any mention of her skin color. I figured that she was too young to bring up race or point out our differences in …