Dance is helping children with autism build new learning pathways Autism is a spectrum disorder. We do know that every child is different and what helps one child might n...

The Autism Society of America , founded more than 40 years ago, asked the 2008 presidential candidat es to share their views on the issues surrounding autism. In response...

Make sure to see a doctor if bitten by a spider Late last Saturday afternoon I was watering plants outside in my yard when I felt a bite or a sting on the back of my calf...

Your Food Heathen is a 57 year old woman who has an iffy and uneducated palate. If my palate were in school it would be celebrating its 50th year in kindergarten. I can't...

Little Dancers Make My Day! If I'm under the weather and my body aches, I have a cold or a headache all I have to do is teach a Little Dancers class, because regardless o...

When you've traveled difficult paths, you come to understand that your faith is the most valuable thing you have. With faith you can overcome the most challenging circums...

If bicycle riding is anything like ice skating, you never forget...right? Exactamundo! At least that's how it worked for me. It's been 25 years since I've been on the ice...

The best words are those whose truth speak to our souls and confirm our spirit, words alive that evoke passions inescapable. We can all think different thoughts expressed...

So I was watching a program on CNN late the other night. I was hoping to find a program that would bore me into the land of Nod. Luckily I came across a special hosted by...

Being a teacher can and will totally suck rocks if you... 1. only do it for the summers off. 2. got into it for job security 3. don't like other people's children 4. thin...

Take a minute to meet our dear poet and featured author, Philosophy, by listening to her Cereals interview below. And don't forget to check out her site: A New Philosophy...

Last Thursday I woke up at 5, too excited to sleep. It was our first day of school for the 08-09 school year, and I was ready to go! Er, get the kids ready, that is... ye...

If bicycle riding is anything like ice skating, you never forget...right? Exactamundo! At least that's how it worked for me. It's been 25 years since I've been on the ice...

Your world is a mirror of you. What you see out there is what you hold inside. So if you are filled with love, boy, are you going to get some! But if you're not, you can ...

Let the games begin! Even though summer break is nearly over, looks the kids are blowing the dust off of favorites that have stood the test of time and the tough scrutiny...

The activities are endless when kids employ their own imagination! ...

Passions unguided are for the most part mere madness. Thomas Hobbes- Leviathan I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. Thoreau- Solitude The fo...

The best words are those whose truth speak to our souls and confirm our spirit, words alive that evoke passions inescapable. We can all think different thoughts expressed...

When you've traveled difficult paths, you come to understand that your faith is the most valuable thing you have. With faith you can overcome the most challenging circums...

Andrew O'Hehir of Salon.com has posted a list of classic kids' summer movies compiled from reader suggestions. The top choices were: "The Iron Giant" Brad Bird's 1999 ani...