As you may know if you’re a long-term reader here, I work a part time job at a day care. Much of the time, I’m in the infant room (under 2 years old), but I also spend time with the toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age groups. It never ceases to amaze me what they teach me.
Often, the lessons these little minds teach me are really relevant to writing and my freelance career. Here’s a sampling of what I’ve learned from them…quotes, straight from the horses mouth.
“Sometimes things are boring, but you have to learn them anyway.” – age 4
Too true, my …read more

What Do Freelance Writers Do On Take Your Kids To Work Day?
Some thirty years ago, some noticed that girls weren’t getting the same opportunity in the work place that boys were. It was recognized that part of the problem was simple role-modeling. “Take Your Daughter To Work Day” was established to help mitigate that. Sometime later, it was recognized that boys would benefit from the same thing, so the day became gender neutral.
Of course, I was working at home most of the time during those days, so my kids saw me working whenever they were home. The results were …read more