Tag: school
Back in My Day . . . School in the 80s...
My children are currently in the third and sixth grades. When I was in third and sixth grade? It was 1983 and 1986, respectively....
When Mom Goes Back to School!
Heading back to school is the season of meeting teachers and buying new backpacks and learning to read—or maybe learning calculus. An excitement...
Parents — Back Away from the Poster Board! Teaching Kids Responsibility
In first grade, my son came home with a new school assignment — research poster on bats. His task? Look up some facts about bats,...
For the Love, RSVP to the Birthday Party Already!
Ahem. I’ll try to say this nicely: Why on earth did so many people stop RSVPing to birthday parties?!
Some of you are nodding in agreement...
The Brutal First Weeks of Going Back to School
Summer ends and school begins. Parents everywhere rejoice and shove send their sweet little angels back to school. We are excited! Soon they will get...
Tax-Free Weekend in Tennessee and the School Supply List
"48 sharpened #2 pencils (Paper Mate Black Warrior preferred :)"
That is the first item on my oldest child’s fall school supply list—including the smiley...
Sugar and Spice . . . and Everything Lice
It's been a head scratching few weeks around here! My husband and I escaped to San Francisco a couple weeks ago, and on our...
10 Things I Hate About Preschool
Pretty soon, my two year old will begin his third preschool. That's correct. His number of schools experienced is more than the number of...
10 Totally Useful Ways to Prep Your (Nervous) Kid for Kindergarten
I’m (almost) certain that my kid isn’t the only one daily groaning about having to start Kindergarten this fall. He’s only attending a two-day-a-week...
Please Don’t Go! Drop-off Anxiety and Your Kindergartener
You walk your kindergartener to her classroom, and all around you are children who give their parents hasty goodbye hugs and quickly become absorbed...