Jody Mace | Freelance Writer

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	Charlie's Workshop Wondertime June, 2008 This is the second time I've written about my son in Wondertime. In this article I write about his "invention room" in the basement. It's a truly scary place at times, but it's also the best place around for building things out of PVC, experimenting with wiring, and hammering things together. The photos in this article are amazing. (Well, I'm a bit biased, since a couple are of Charlie!)
	Guilty Pleasures: Crab Legs National Geographic Traveler's Intelligent Traveler Blog May, 2008 Listen. I love me some crab legs. I'm serious. Back away from the buffet, because here I come.
	Paradise Lost...and Found O (the Oprah Magazine) May, 2008 I wouldn't want to live without my on-board GPS navigator. But in this essay I examine exactly what is lost when we stop getting lost.
	Inappropriate for Children Brain,Child Magazine Spring, 2008 What do violent Russian fairy tales and full frontal nudity have in common? They're both inappropriate for children. Or are they?
	April Fools Awards Parenting Magazine April, 2008 Who do kids make fools of? Their parents! Read how in this back page humor piece.
	Weightless O (The Oprah Magazine) January, 2008 Coming to terms with weight, while flying over the sand
	Why the Holiday Pictures Didn't Turn Out Parenting Magazine December, 2007 Need an excuse for your family's holiday picture? Consult my list
	Fashion Puhleeeze Parents Magazine September, 2007 How I finally turned the tables on the kid who insisted on wearing her Winnie-the-Pooh costume to the grocery store
	How To Photograph Your Children - Without Shooting Them Or Yourself Christian Science Monitor August 2007 Forget the conventional photography advice. Take mine. If you dare.
	RoboToddler 2.0: A User's Guide Christian Science Monitor June 2007 Japanese scientists have developed a robot that acts like a toddler. What might we expect from version 2?
	Magic For Moms Parenting Magazine July, 2007 In honor of the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows this month, I've compiled a short list of the spells parents can really use.
	Gender in Preschoolers Early Childhood News June, 2007 How preschool teachers can make their classroom a better fit for both boys and girls.
	The Fun Mom's Guide to Discipline Parents Magazine June, 2007 Some silly games to help your kids do the right thing.
	icoma: Tuning In When You're Tuned Out Skirt! Magazine May, 2007 I make a music playlist to listen to if I'm ever in a coma. Maybe you should do it too. It's completely optional. But it's a good idea.
	Gardening Inside the Box Early Childhood News May, 2007 How preschool teachers can use square foot gardening to teach children about much more than plants.
	Girls Guide To Nascar April, 2007 Interesting in learning what's what in the racing world? Over the next couple of months I'm writing articles about everything from the nut and bolts of the NASCAR points system to how to throw the best racing party.
	Button Day Wondertime April, 2007 An inventive way of handling a kid who pushes all my buttons.
	Quiz Kid MSN March, 2007 It's hard being the mom of the kid with all the questions, especially when you don't have the answers.
	Slugging it Out M: The Magazine For Montessori Families January, 2007 The perfect classroom pet: a slug. That may be dead.
	Audio Book Review FamilyFun December, 2006 Review of the outstanding audio book, "Gideon the Cutpurse" by Linda Buckley-Archer.
	Sometimes It's Best to Sing From the Heart Christian Science Monitor December, 2006 Letting go of my parental expectations when my son sings - or doesn't sing - in choir.
	Confessions from the Snake Lady M: The Magazine For Montessori Families November, 2006 My brief foray into balloon animals
	Sibling Dance Nick Jr. Family Magazine November, 2006 Sibling rivalry rears its ugly head. Especially when a boy bops his sister on her head.
	Lights, Camera, Action! US Airways Magazine October, 2006 Short piece on movie making exhibit at Charlotte's Discovery Place
	Our Agreement With the Bunnies Christian Science Monitor October, 2006 If the bunnies are the enemies of my garden why am I saving them? Photo: J. Mace
	Home Cooking Better Homes and Gardens October, 2006 Gourmet cooking is a family tradition. Thinking about gourmet cooking, at least.
	Book Learning M: The Magazine For Montessori Families September, 2006 A guide to making books at home with children
	Growing Gardeners - One Zucchini Plant at a Time Connecticut's County Kids May, 2006 A guide to gardening with kids
	Sunset Beach, NC FamilyFun Magazine May, 2006 A visit to one of my family's favorite places in the world.
	Seeing Elves Brain,Child Magazine March, 2006 When a band of Hungarian elves force the issue I have to decide which child to disillusion.
	Tidy Up Treasure Hunt FamilyFun Magazine February, 2006 A treasure hunt that even the youngest child can do.
	The Future is Now, And It Ain't What it Used To Be Christian Science Monitor December, 2005 The future is disappointing me every year. Where are the flying cars?
	Flameless Menorah FamilyFun Magazine December, 2005 A perfect holiday craft. No glue gun required. Holiday Stories From a Great Storyteller In the same issue, a review of Jim Weiss's Jewish Holiday Stories CD
	Love Is Blind Nick Jr. Family Magazine November, 2005 How not to handle a doll’s spooky eye.
	Tea Time With Charlie Nick Jr. Family Magazine August, 2005 What’s the worst thing that can happen when a three year old boy makes a tea party for you? No. It’s worse than that.
	He Trusts Me With a Pair of Clippers Christian Science Monitor July 18, 2005 I convince my husband to let me cut his hair because “it’s just like trimming a hedge.” Only I had never trimmed a hedge.
	The Apple and the Tree Brain,Child Magazine June, 2005 If I correct my kids for doing the same things I do – eating too many sweets, spending too much time on the computer, being messy – am I a hypocrite? Or is there hope for us all?
	First Time At the Beach FamilyFun Magazine June, 2005 Reminiscence about the first time Kyla was at the beach. This short piece was one that FamilyFun chose to illustrate what we love about the beach.
	Hold On To The Memories Family Circle May, 2005 My preteen daughter saves away her childhood in a time capsule.
	He’s My Hero FamilyFun Magazine March, 2005 What does it mean when my four year old son constantly draws pictures of me falling off cliffs? Maybe I need a hero to rescue me.
	Body Language Nick Jr. Family Magazine February, 2005 When a child has the most unseemly of obsessions, can it be overcome by joining in the fun?
	The First Mistake Skirt! Magazine January, 2005 How we came to be drive onto a pedestrian plaza in Barcelona during an anti-war protest. And what we learned from it.
	Breast Man Brain,Child Magazine, September, 2004 It is NOT OK to touch your teacher’s breast.
	Learning To Fly Skirt! Magazine July, 2004 I wish I could fly. But I’ve never actually constructed a pair of wings. My daughter has.
	The Clock Setter Skirt! Magazine June, 2004 My husband is the type of person who sets clocks properly and has an umbrella in the car. Six months out of the year, my clocks run an hour behind, and I have never bought an umbrella. There is a delicate balance in this Odd Couple relationship.
	The Universal Language of Play Albemarle Kids June, 2004 Kids try to figure out how to handle French speaking playground bullies.
	Throwing the Thimble Skirt! Magazine March, 2004 There is a developmental milestone where you stop letting your kid win at board games and start playing to win. And hopefully you don’t make him cry.
	Charlie’s Shop Home Education Magazine March, 2004 I get ripped off by a four year old entrepreneur. I’m willing to pay for pictures of space ships, but I need to draw the line at paying for blank pieces of paper that I bought in the first place.
	Bedtime Stories Literary Mama February, 2004 My kids get to hear stories about one-legged babies and anthropomorphic socks. What do they have to complain about?
	Pet Panic Skirt! Magazine February, 2004 Should a kid who once lost a goldfish and set two parakeets free get another chance?
	Child’s Play: The Easiest Way Into a Foreign Language Christian Science Monitor October 7, 2003 The most important lessons learned from foreign travel could never fit into a phrasebook.
	Dogwood’s Last Day Mockingbird Journal September, 2003 I forgive my husband for killing our dogwood tree. Really. But he’s watched carefully now.
	The Captain Brain,Child Magazine March, 2003 The landlord of this house, whom we’ve never met, is the de facto authority figure for my kids. (reprinted in Brain,Child’s Greatest Hits, and Adventures in Gentle Discipline)
	The First Four Weeks Home Education Magazine March, 2003 We adjust to living abroad. I figure out what conkers are.
	Stinky: The Robot Who Would Never Be Happy Brain,Child Magazine June, 2002 Why am I trying to please this wretched robot?
	Watch-Your-Back Barbie Brain,Child Magazine January, 2002 The Barbies get maimed and humiliated and run over by trains. Who says that Barbie is bad for a girl’s self esteem? (reprinted in Skirt! Magazine)