t With words like “thermometer” on the list of words to learn to spell (for a first grader!), spelling is a daily drill in our house. I was trying to think of a way to keep the monotony at bay and ...

Aug. 23—In the past 25 years, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and the occasional grousing older brother or sister have increasingly accompanied children on tricycles, bicycles, scooters, foot or ...