School Years

As the pressures of present day living fade away for a short while, she stops thinking about what everyone thinks of her. She can simply be herself.

In approximately one hundred days I will walk to school with my two babies like I’ve done for the last two years. Except this time it will be different. I will walk home alone. My kids are school aged...

Every fall, schools all across America hold parent-teacher conferences.  These conferences often strike fear or dread into the hearts and minds of parents of school-aged children everywhere.  However, it doesn't have to be that way!  Heading into parent-teacher conferences...

I'm a "Summer Mom" through and through.  I absolutely love late nights, sleeping in, going on adventures, and playing with my kids.  I start my summer countdown when we get back from Christmas break!  The picture above shows how...

I admire those parents who craft each piece of food into a cute animal. But I will never be that parent. I buy things he likes (or things I think he might like) and put one small serving in each compartment. Sometimes, I cut them into bite sized pieces to add more speed to the lunchtime equation. The bento box allows him beloved social time with his friends AND plenty of time to eat his entire lunch.

I know some parents that have put a lot of time, effort and money into very specific career paths for their children, at a very young age. I think that's great, but I want to tell you something: Your...

Instead of asking my daughter to wait for me to play with her and dealing with her whining and clinginess in the meantime, things went more smoothly if I sat down and played with her right away. After we played for about ten minutes, I praised her for the good job she was doing and then asked her to finish playing without my help.

What is your opinion on taking kids out of school for a vacation? As a travel agent, this is a question I hear from my clients a lot. I wish there was a clear-cut answer I could give them, but...

My first month of homeschooling has been a whirlwind of learning and growth. As a newbie in this homeschooling journey, I dove into books and blogs, gathered curriculums, and printed worksheets, eager to provide the best education for my...

If you think road rage is bad on I-25 during rush hour, you have not experienced the frustrations and barely restrained hostilities happening every day in school parking lots. Different schools, different cities, different states. It's all the same. And much of it boils down to some basic personality differences.