Susan Taylor Brown

UPROOTED AND TRANSPLANTED - Moving and Your Child

Imagine a wonderfully rare and beautiful plant growing in your garden. Started from seed, and nurtured daily, the plant has gradually unfolded year after year into a thing of beauty. Now imagine ripping it out of the ground by the roots, plopping it into ... Read >

10 WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD MAKE FRIENDS

10 WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD MAKE FRIENDS by Susan Taylor Brown "How come I don't have any friends?" Has your child ever asked you that question? It's not an easy one to answer. Children are often cruel to one another and their methods for choo... Read >

A DIFFERENT DRUMMER

"Mom, I can't find my baseball glove." I looked up as my eight-year-old daughter, Jennifer, came into the room. She had on her uniform but her feet were bare. Her hat was nowhere in sight. And the baseball game started in twenty minutes. "It's on th... Read >

WHOSE DREAM IS IT?

"Mom, I want to quit karate." With those few words, Ryan, my thirteen-year-old son, declared war. For two solid years, four times a week, I had willingly driven thirty miles to the nearest karate dojo. In that short amount of time, Ryan exhibited a... Read >