By Sukey Molloy During the critical first years of life, very young children need action-based learning to nourish and organize the developing brain. Did you know that movement is an essential part of each child’s growth and education? Movement nourishes the brain, stimulates the body, and opens...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom From the moment I set foot on my first airplane at age 4, I've always loved traveling — from exploring Disney World as a little girl to setting foot in Amsterdam, Rome, London, Paris, Belize and countless other places as an adult. I've...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Camp Crush, the Portland, Ore.-based wife-husband duo of Jennifer Deale (synths, keys, vocals) and Chris Spicer (drums, vocals), is known for embedding important social messages into sonically luscious New Wave pop. [caption id="attachment_2242" align="alignright" width="300"] Camp Crush: Parents and partners Chris Spicer and...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Have you done the #10yearchallenge yet? I know it's a Facebook gimmick, and more than one of my loved ones believed the whole thing is designed to snag personal data that helps Facebook. But it's fun! And with today's hostile political climate,...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom I'm not really one for New Year's Resolutions, but I do start off every January 1 with the intention to be a better person and a better parent and spouse. But I'm also feeling a little bummed that most nights, I'm too...
From monster boogies to mommy love songs and loud concerts galore, 2018 brought us lots of great rockin’ fun. And plenty of wisdom. Here, we share the best advice from rockmommies and rockdaddies featured over the last 12 months on this blog. “Don’t lose yourself in...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Most kids these days learn how to play “guitar” by playing their parents’ ukuleles, or strumming off-key notes on a cheap plastic instrument featuring animated characters. But while wielding these would-be guitars makes for cute Instagram videos, much of the time, kids...