Posted on June 25, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Gwendolyn Haley I’m a bit of a worrier. I freely admit that I have a tendency to be an anxious parent. No one told me that once I became a parent, every potential threat would loom large over their lives like the sword of Damocles. Illness, accident, injury or anything bad that happens to […]
Tags: drowning prevention, Josh the Otter, parenting, water safety
Posted on June 24, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Cara Strickland When I was a kid, I couldn’t get enough of the Boxcar Children and Nancy Drew. To this day, The Westing Game is one of my favorite books. As a teenager, and then an adult, although I spent plenty of time in other genres, I usually find several mysteries in my “to-read” […]
Tags: Boxcar Children, Flavia de Luce, Lord Peter Wimsey, mystery, Nancy Drew, Nate the Great, The Westing Game
Posted on June 19, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Kim Harshberger Last fall, I made some sweeping changes to my family’s diet. With a husband who has a family history of diabetes and arthritis, growing kids, and me constantly feeling crummy, I decided to look deeply at the one thing we do every single day: eat. I wouldn’t say that we ate particularly […]
Posted on June 18, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Sheri Boggs I read YA. But Ruth Graham over at Slate says I shouldn’t. Or if I do, perhaps I should pin a large, scarlet “YA” of shame on my chest because — in spite of the fact that 55% of YA titles are bought by people older than 18, in spite of all […]
Tags: Against YA, Libba Bray, Madeleine L'Engle, Maggie Stiefvater, Mo Willems, Slate, YA
Posted on February 26, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Ellen Peters Last time, Dr. Paul Nussbaum, author of Save Your Brain: 5 Things You Must Do to Keep Your Mind Young and Sharp, spoke to SCLD about why it is important to engage your brain. Read about it here. This week, Dr. Nussbaum discusses lifestyles that help achieve brain health. What are the […]
Posted on November 27, 2013 at 6:00 am
By Ellen Peters As we move through the seasons of our life, our brains perform some amazing feats: they become calmer, wiser, better able to make smart choices, and more appreciative of arts, culture and music. One thing they do not do, however, is grow younger. Dr. Paul Nussbaum, author of Save Your Brain: 5 […]
Posted on October 14, 2013 at 11:30 am
Welcome to our Prime Time blog page. This page provides resources and information for those entering mid-life, ages 50+.
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