by Tobin Walsh
My oldest child is now a 15 years old, a soon-to-be second year student in high school. I thought about him as I dropped off my youngest child, my 5 year-old daughter Emersyn, off at her pre-school classroom for the Continue reading When Your Littlest Passes the Littlest of Milestones
***** WTR (What’s Toby Reading)? provides unsolicited and unsponsored (I don’t get paid) opinions of books I have recently finished. ***** It may seem odd that Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Brent Cobb would be releasing a Children’s book at first. I Continue reading WTR: Little Stuff by Brent Cobb
After a long, difficult 2020 and early 2021, the global COVID-19 pandemic is showing signs of relenting. No matter how much we’d each like to avoid the topic, we must face the reality that the clouds of the virus will Continue reading The cure for Preschoolers with Virus fatigue
***** WTR (What’s Toby Reading)? provides unsolicited and unsponsored (I don’t get paid) opinions of books I have recently finished. ***** The cover of Greg McKeown’s newest book, Effortless: Make it Easier to Do What Matters Most, looked like something Continue reading WTR: Effortless by Greg McKeown
It’s Sunday morning at 8 am at a soccer complex in Florida that stretches as far as the eye can see. Everett, my 8-year-old, is taking the soccer pitch with a birth in the tournament’s final on the line. He Continue reading Have Fun, Play Hard, and Lose Barely
***** WTR (What’s Toby Reading)? provides unsolicited and unsponsored (I don’t get paid) opinions of books I have recently finished. ***** If you haven’t reached out to a group of old friends in awhile, Friends in Low Places will compel Continue reading WTR: Friends in Low Places by Vince Wetzel
Okay, okay – the penis balloons that my kids begged for on Bourbon Street were definitely a memory-maker for my troop of five as we traveled to New Orleans for an extended weekend. If you’re interested in that story click Continue reading NOLA with Kids – Bourbon Street and ALL!
***** WTR (What’s Toby Reading)? provides unsolicited and unsponsored (I don’t get paid) opinions of books I have recently finished. ***** I have uncomfortable conversations with my son, Yosef, daily. “Yosef, it’s dark outside. You can’t wear your hood up.” Continue reading WTR: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy by Emmanuel Acho
For the next week, we’ll be stepping away from parenting content and, instead, will be covering the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship. The event takes place at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida. The field includes nearly 20 of the world’s Continue reading ValsPOD: Covering the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship
***** WTR (What’s Toby Reading)? provides unsolicited and unsponsored (I don’t get paid) opinions of books I have recently finished. ***** I was in a hurry to grab-and-go at the library. After all, my daughter’s school was set to dismiss Continue reading WTR: Happens Every Day by Isabel Gillies