Seattle's Child - a Washington Post publication
Educating Mom
Made in America - International education
Sports for the nonsporty
Home Alone - when is your child ready?
A model school for boys
Choosing a high school...the emotional way
It's 3 p.m. - do you know where your kids are?
Mother can you spare a dime
Is your child gifted, or average?
How much homework is too much?
Wait lists 101
Advice for the "middle school mom"
What's up with year-round schools?
North mom, South mom
Is the grass always greener at Lakeside?
South mom, North teacher
Empathy 101
What's to love about Seattle high schools?
Thrive by 5, keen by 15
Published Essays  
Two chilling words

Mean little girls*
The next batch will be named Escargot

Soccer moms, sexy moms*
Tough first day of school for this mom

Mom fails WASL*
64 reasons why I like the start of school

Where few men have gone before*
Preschool: In the line of duty

Welcome home to small-town Iowa*
*PDF, free download of Adobe Reader
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Linda Thomas
Broadcast and Online Journalist