Writing/Reading/The Arts
Book Review for Teens: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton by Kristin O’Keefe and Charlie O’Keefe, Your Teen Magazine
Think you’d be inspired by a Calder mobile? Then this writing salon is for you, by Kristin O’Keefe, Washington Post Magazine
Is Your Child a Reluctant Reader/Writer? Take Them to a Show, by Kristin O’Keefe, Washington Post
The Rise and Fall and Rise of a Middle School–a Tragicomedy in Three Acts, by Kristin O’Keefe, McSweeney’s
How to Get Published: 7 Tips from a Year of Magical Writing, by Kristin O’Keefe, Mom2.0Summit
On Love and Loss
A Year After the Parkland Shooting, This is What Parents Really Want for Valentine’s Day, by Kristin O’Keefe, The Washington Post
Exercising Mussel Memories, by Kristin O’Keefe, Barrelhouse
The Lasting Impact of One Last Thing, by Kristin O’Keefe, The Manifest-Station
Thoughts on Lisa by Kristin O’Keefe, Bethesda Magazine (March/April 2009)
Parenting/Education Issues
Can Breakfast Boost Your Teen’s Body Image?, by Kristin O’Keefe, Your Teen Magazine
How Practicing Kindness Can Enhance Your Teen’s Well-Being, by Kristin O’Keefe, Your Teen Magazine
The Nation’s Largest Survey of Youth Risk Behaviors, by Kristin O’Keefe, Your Teen Magazine
Why Read Aloud Day Matters: In a World of Screens and Busyness, We Find the Time for Magic, by Kristin O’Keefe, Washington Post
When Letting Children Take Risks is Risky for Parents, by Kristin O’Keefe, New York Times
The Community College/Real College Divide, by Kristin O’Keefe, New York Times
Why this Troop Leader Quit the Girl Scouts, by Kristin O’Keefe, New York Times
Your Child Has Lice? Spread the Word, by Kristin O’Keefe, New York Times
First Job: Top 10 Takeaways for Your Teen, by Kristin O’Keefe, Grown and Flown
The Best Advice I Received as a New Mom, by Kristin O’Keefe, The Washington Post
Do you try the University of Google when there’s no time to get to the doctor? Maybe don’t, by Kristin O’Keefe, Washington Post
First It Was Trophies, Now It’s Driver’s Licenses, by Kristin O’Keefe, Washington Post
Humor
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Just Turned 50 and She Would Like to Update Her Status, by Kristin O’Keefe, Little Old Lady Comedy
The Case of the Iron-Fisted Lactation Consultant and Other Nancy Drew Titles for New Parents, by Kristin O’Keefe, Little Old Lady Comedy
Jesse Offers Rick Springfield Belated Birthday Greetings and Some Grievances, by Kristin O’Keefe, Little Old Lady Comedy
5 Reasons I Trashed the RH Teen Catalog, by Kristin O’Keefe, Scary Mommy
10 Ways Life’s Changed Since 1985 (or Has It?) by Kristin O’Keefe, Scary Mommy
Dispatch: The Moral Perils of a Snake in the Toilet, by Kristin O’Keefe, Washington Post
Dear Tooth Fairy: Ever Hear of a ‘Recession’?, by Kristin O’Keefe, Washington Post
That Dreaded Catalogue, by Kristin O’Keefe, Mom Ready