Denise Schipani / 17 Comments / modern families, mothers and work, parenting in the media / K.J. Dell'Antonia, Katrina Alcorn, Maxed Out book, Motherlode blog, New York Times /
My house is kind of a mess. Not the kind where you’d walk in and want to call up one of those hoarder shows to nominate me, mind you. And not the kind where you hold in your pee rather than use one of my bathrooms*. Friends and family always tell me (and I presume […]
Denise Schipani / 12 Comments / discipline, education, in the news/media, parenting controversies, parenting in the news, school, TV appearances / Alisyn Camerota, corporal punishment, Family Research Council, Fox & Friends, FOX news, Huffington Post, KJ Dell'Antonia, Leeds Elementary School Alabama, Motherlode blog, Peter Sprigg, spanking, Wendy Chandler /
Yesterday morning, I was asked to weigh in on a controversy surrounding corporal punishment in schools by Fox News, via their morning show Fox & Friends. Here’s the four-minute segment. Some of you may be surprised that this is an issue, and may be checking your calendars to be sure it’s 2013 and we’ve not […]
Denise Schipani / 10 Comments / education, learning, mom bloggers, school / education, education reform, Kindergarten, Lisa Belkin, Motherlode blog, New York Times, school, school projects /
A long while ago, I wrote a post about how much more involved parents of my generation are in our kids’ schooling and schools than my parents — well meaning as they were — ever were in mine. As my kids have progressed through more school since then, it’s naturally remained on my mind. Just […]