SquarePeg Books

Category: Parenting

  • The Grind of Uncertainty

    My children will be entering 6th grade this coming Fall semester. Our school district has announced it has intentions to open with 100% in person learning, five full days a week. “But we still have plans for a hybrid model and a 100% online model, just in case.”‘ I think…

  • Summer Break

    Summer Break is here, which means that my little monkeys are at home. All the time. We’re not that far in and it’s already driving me nuts. This is the last summer for the super-cheap local Day-Camp held by the community center, starting in June and running through July. Next…

  • My New “Collaborative Partner”

    My writing has taken to an uptick which I enjoy.  My 10 year old son Daniel has noticed that I’m writing again and has asked questions about it (“what are you stuck on? what’ s the story about?” And even though I’m sugarcoating medieval style warfare and domestic issues in…

  • Fear

    Fear is an interesting thing. We all have different fears – heights, pain, children, dentists, clowns, ketchup stains and so on – but we all have some of the same fears, too. Failure is a biggie, but in my experience, it isn’t just “failure” that’s the problem. It’s the consequences…