Mother Tongue

By Kristen Taylor

The Mother Tongue is a parenting column that Kristen (Juvie's owner) writes. It was published monthly in the Ventura County Star from 2004-2006, and now appears in the Los Feliz Ledger. Kristen's other publishing credits include the Christian Science Monitor, Because I Said So, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, and elsewhere.

September 10, 2006

Educational Necessities

Are all of the families out there back in the school days’ swing of things? Are the kids’ backpacks already bulky, disfiguring humps; their lunchboxes malodorous? Did you remember to fill out, sign and return the packet of school forms that gave the I.R.S. some competition for complexity?
The start of the school year went [...]

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