I used to babysit some triplets (2 girls and 1 boy) and I was horrified to realize the mum was teaching the girls to call it a muffin. I asked her, what happens when they’re in kindergarten and some kid brings a muffin for snack?? Good lord.

When my kids were little I was totally worried about molestation. (I am a survivor.) One valuable thing I took on board was to teach my kids the difference between secrets and surprises. It’s not okay to have secrets with adults or other people in general, and that if someone wants them to keep a secret, they should…

Which is also a life-changing book! De Becker’s “The Gift of Fear” helped me IMMENSELY as a woman in a world where I was over-aware of predators and suffered from massive anxiety due to that. Not a book for children, but I think required reading of it in high school could cut down on teenage and young adult anxiety,…