Susan Stone Belton on September 22nd, 2009

“My child refuses to wear a jacket to school. What should I do?” Many parents have asked me this question, and I laugh every time. My strong, healthy 25 year old son last wore a jacket when he was ten years old. Well, maybe eleven, but you get the idea.
When my son refused to [...]

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Susan Stone Belton on September 9th, 2009

Today President Obama spoke to children in school, encouraging them to work hard, stay in school, and never stop trying to achieve their goals. Although some people have tried to make this a political issue, it isn’t. I don’t understand how anyone, regardless of their political affiliation, can possibly object to our president, or any other [...]

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Susan Stone Belton on September 6th, 2009

This month Kim Seidel wrote a great article for Bay Area Parent Magazine, and asked me for my opinion on the topic “Ask For Help This School Year”. Kim’s great article highlighted the fact that parents find it hard to ask for help, and yet no parent has all the answers.
It is so interesting to [...]

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