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Caitlin Flanagan / The AtlanticThe good thing about having Stage IV cancer is that nobody thinks you’re bellyaching when you complain about it. It’s a field day for the discontented. You get to wander around muttering to yourself, “Stage IV cancer! Could it get any worse?”Rilke taught us not to seek the answers but to love the questions. Good advice. Now I’m stuck in my house muttering, “Stage IV cancer during a pandemic! Could it get any—oh, never mind.”I’m one of the people all of this social distancing is helping to stay alive, so far. I belong to the group...

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Below you’ll find out how to set up a scented rainbow science activity the kids will want to do again and again (and again!). You can teach the children about chemical reactions with just a few simple materials. Be sure to add this to your list of rainbow experiment ideas once you’re done. Related: St. Patrick’s Day Activities for Preschool Kids are natural scientists. They ask lots of questions (as I’m sure you already know), and their innate curiosity has them reaching out and exploring the world around them. Many children also seem to have a love of fizzing science experiments,...

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I wrote this post several years ago. On the calendar it's still springtime, of course, but since for most of our kids, summer really started a month ago, the "fun stealers" have emerged from the woodwork extra early to warn parents that their children, even their preschool aged children, are "falling behind" or backsliding academically. It's cruel, even if well-intended. I thought I would share this again today to remind us all that we owe children an actual childhood, especially now.***** One of my earliest memories is of meeting my friend Phoebe each morning during the summer to play. She...