A lot of camps and summer programs for kids seem to have discovered that among the most valuable things they offer is what they don't offer. No Wi-Fi. No grades. No hovering parents or risk managers or parents who parent like risk managers. Nancy Gibbs campdiscovergrade share on social
America's presidents tend to die young. Maybe it is in the nature of the men who reach such heights, or of the job once they attain it. Nancy Gibbs americaattaindie Change image and share on social
The path of progress cuts through the four-way intersection of the moral, medical, religious and political - and whichever way you turn, you are likely to run over someone's deeply held beliefs. Nancy Gibbs beliefcutdeeply Change image and share on social
When I was coming out of college, storytelling was very much something you did with pencil and paper, so the technological platform versatility, I think, is really valuable. Nancy Gibbs collegecomepaper Change image and share on social
Maybe we adults idealize our own red-rover days, the hot afternoons spent playing games that required no coaches, eating foods that involved no nutrition, getting dirty in whole new ways and rarely glancing in the direction of a screen of any kind. Nancy Gibbs adultafternooncoach share on social
Obama was elected on a slogan of hope and change because both were in short supply: the military exhausted by two wars, the banks failing their public trust, the U.S. Congress a comedy of dysfunction, and a federal government that seemed designed to idle on the sidelines. Nancy Gibbs bankchangecomedy share on social
Even if it wasn't always morning in America during the years of his presidency, Reagan's eagerness to insist that it was tapped into a longing among voters. They didn't want to picture themselves turning down their thermostats and buttoning up their cardigans. They wanted to strut again. Reagan opened his arms and said, 'Walk this way.' Nancy Gibbs americaarmbutton share on social
You can't predict when a crisis might hit your family, whether it's with an elderly parent or with your children. Nancy Gibbs childcrisiselderly Change image and share on social
What is it about summer that makes children grow? We feed and water them more. They do get more sun, but that probably doesn't matter as much as the book they read or the rule they broke that taught them something they couldn't have learned any other way. Nancy Gibbs bookbreakchild share on social
The typical white American woman in 1800 gave birth seven times; by 1900, the average was down to 3.5. Nancy Gibbs americanaveragebirth Change image and share on social