Pen Parentis - a blog for writers who parent

Here is the second of a three-part guest blog by Scott Eliott, who lives and teaches in Walla Walla, Washington.  Scott...

Hi everyone! Hope you are having a great summer with kids in camp, coming home sun-warmed and tired and sleeping soundly throu...

I love comic books. LOVE. I love cartoons too--but some of them are not for kids. South Park, anyone? Family Guy? Adult Swim? We...

As someone who often writes under a deadline, I have been using homework assignments to try to teach my kids the value of pacing oneself. I ...

This is a personal rant against a trend in children’s literature. This rant does not represent the thinking of Pen Parentis,...

This rambling post isn’t about what you think. My kids and I have a ritual of me reading while they eat breakfast. It starte...