My daughter's teacher recently sent home a back-to-school note listing the items she suggests preschoolers have when school resumes in a couple weeks. Most of the items needed no explanation: raincoat ...

We all know the situation — you try to get your child to tie their shoes on their own to no avail. Even though there are plenty of shoe shortcuts available that bypass the need to tie shoes, it's ...

In the days leading up to winter break, first-grade teacher Christine Jarboe and the rest of the first-grade team at Stratford Landing Elementary School noticed that they were asked to tie more shoes ...

As I bent down to tie my daughter’s shoe the other day, I realized it was about time for her to learn how to tie her shoes herself. But then I also realized I’ve handicapped her a bit in learning and ...