As a writer for children, I am often asked by fellow parents for advice on getting their kids to read. They ask me for book ...

If your children ... their own independent selves, which is one of their main tasks in college. (And out of college, too, for that matter.) Take the time, if you can, to read Margaret K. Nelson's ...

"It's an incredible thing. I was a creative kid, and so I was like, 'Man, it would be cool if kids that age could write their own books and make money from it,'" Studdard said. "It encourages them to ...