Previously Published Articles (Parenting
Topics: 1988 to 2004)
Listed below are general categories and topics of previously published
articles by this author. Magazine editors may contact the author for exact article titles, word count, and summaries,
to request reprint rights or first rights to new material.
Differences in Children
Learning Tools
- Using art materials with toddlers
- Scissors tips for preschoolers
- Puzzle problem solving
- Homeschooling
- Self-directed learning
- Using the library
- Using chores to teach toddlers
- Toothbrushing games
- Reward systems
Toys and Play
- Family play: barriers and benefits
- Table game adaptation
- Toys children can grow with
Child Care and Safety
- Toy Safety: age by age
- Twins: babyproofing
- Self-feeding
- Bathing in the big tub
Emotional Issues/Struggles
- Eating disorders in teens
- Anger: moms
- Separation anxiety in kindergarteners
- School fears in gradeschool
- Independent play for dependent preschoolers
- Easing baby's anxiety with long-distance relatives
- New mom anxiety and exhaustion
- Humor and Faith
- Praises and prayers
Wise Spending
- Baby clothes: $$$ saving tips
- Diapers: saving $$$
- Baby carriers (strollers, packs, etc.) product reviews
- Innovative baby products
- Top Ten Toys
- Wise Christmas toy buys
- $ Saving traveling tips
Travel
- Visiting long-distance relatives
- Planning/packing tips
- Airline travel with kids
- Kids flying alone
This author has also written on a many topics unrelated to parenting, including
the business of freelance writing. Her most unusual interview was with a Norwegian Olympic athlete (Lillehammer,
1994) at the athlete's home, in the mountains of Norway.
