Denise Pope, Ph.D. is a co-founder of Challenge Success, a Stanford-based initiative that seeks to promote a balanced and academically fulfilling life for kids. She is the author of Doing School: How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic, and Miseducated Students and a three-time recipient of the Stanford University Graduate School of […]

This stirring tragedy follows the Keller family in the years following World War II as they stand at a crossroads; should they keep holding out hope for their missing son Larry to return from the war, or rebuild and move forward around their bright and youngest son, Chris? The resilient spirit of the Keller family […]

The romantic comedy Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley is an imagined sequel to Jane Austen’s infamous Pride and Prejudice. The tale unfurls at Pemberley, when middle child Mary Bennet sees herself the odd one out, as all of her sisters are already married. Sparks begin to fly when an unexpected guest shows up, and everyone […]

Even though we are still enjoying warm days in the Bay Area, ski and snowboarding season is right around the corner. And that means it’s time to see if all of your gear from last season still fits. If you have children, it’s practically a guarantee that they’ve outgrown last year’s things. Why pay full […]