Kids VT, Summer 2023
The Summer Issue: 8 Day Trip and Dining Adventures; Family -Friendly Festivals; Coping With Climate Anxiety; How Parenting Is Like Gardening
Vermont Visionaries: Greer Sargeant, Postmodern Doula
A few days after Aisha Mueller gave birth to her second child, a familiar feeling of anxiety crept up on her. She recognized the unwelcome emotions she had experienced during her first pregnancy and in the months after the child’s birth. She said she felt like she was drowning. “With my first, my mental health…
Eight Day Trip and Dining Adventures
Our sweet little state has lots to offer in the summer, from beautiful mountains and natural areas to unique and interesting museums to well-maintained bike paths and plenty of unique places to shop and stroll. There are also many wonderful places to eat along the way. Here are just a few day trip and dining…
Tips and Tricks for Traveling With Children Through Burlington International Airport
Flying with kids can be an anxiety-inducing experience for even the most seasoned traveler. As a mom of two toddlers, I know firsthand the challenges and stress that come with navigating an airport with young children. However, if you’re departing from Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport — also known by its airport code, BTV —…
Parenthood Is Gardening and Children Are Trees
This article was originally published in Seven Days’ monthly parenting magazine, Kids VT. Related Stories
Save the Dates: Fun for Families This Summer
Free to Be June 3 The communities of Essex and Essex Junction celebrate their first-ever Pride Festival this year, with something for LGBTQ folks and allies of all ages to enjoy. The day kicks off with a kid-friendly Drag Story Hour with Emoji Nightmare and Katniss Everqueer reading picture books, performances by other local artists…
Editor’s Note: Charging Ahead
Is it really time for another issue of Kids VT? The past few months have been hectic and transformative for me as a parent. In the same week in April, our 17-year-old son, Graham, passed his driver’s test and did his first college tour at the University of Vermont. We had another tour planned the…
In Case You Missed It: News Vermont Families Can Use From ‘Seven Days’
Former Kids VT editor Alison Novak now covers education and childcare for our parent publication, Seven Days. As a former elementary school teacher — and the parent of two teens — Novak draws from firsthand experience to cover her beat, which includes controversial topics such as the debate over whether and how to address PCB…
Use Your Words: A Mom and Early Childhood Educator Explains What She Learned About Managing Her Fear of the Climate Crisis
Feeling overwhelmed by the looming threat of climate change? You might be suffering from climate or eco-anxiety. The newish term encompasses both specific concerns, such as relentless heat waves and droughts, and general distress over mass extinction and an uninhabitable planet. My own climate anxiety ratcheted up in 2017. Before the pandemic, we were already…
Good Nature: An Ecologist Reconsiders Burton Island State Park
Many years ago, my family, friends and I canoed from Kill Kare State Park in St. Albans to Burton Island. This was not our first choice. We had been planning to camp at Green River Reservoir State Park in Hyde Park, but the other family’s car broke down on the eve of our trip. So…
