The singer-songwriter's memories of a high school friend that experienced "severe suicidal thoughts" was ultimately the driving creative factor behind the band's latest song Tricia Despres is a writer ...

When we’re younger, we all want to grow up as fast as possible. The unknown future can make a person anxious as they traverse the terrain of their teenage years. Inevitably, the years pass as we still ...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Kids are asked to answer this, even as early as preschool — but some people think it's a harmful question. What can you ask instead? “Children thrive when ...

Kids are asked to answer this, even as early as preschool — but some people think it's a harmful question. What can you ask instead? “Children thrive when they feel seen for who they are — not just ...

And so my chapter on “What do I want to do when I grow up?” comes to a close. This is a process that started in the first grade when I was programmed to begin thinking about the singular career path ...

When the clock strikes 2:45 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday afternoon, it’s P.E. time for the kindergarten/first grade class at New Castle’s Garden School. Being their teacher, I brace myself for what ...

One of the first memories that Matthew Ward, an emergency medical technician, has of his childhood is when he needed double-hernia surgery at age 4. He remembers being put under anesthesia at the ...

If you haven’t asked your kid—or any kid—what they want to be when they grow up, I commend you. It’s one of those default questions that adults ask kids, a reflex leftover from our own childhood when ...

Editors note: The Citizen Telegram is teaming with Highland Elementary School to publish and recognize a selected writing sample from one student each month of the 2015-16 school year. This month’s ...