We were ready for my daughter's first day of kindergarten. We had new clothes and shoes, a new backpack, lunchbox, and I'd read and re-read the orientation paperwork from the school. My husband cleared his work calendar so he...
Yesterday I was at the park watching my five-year-old daughter try to engage with a group of little girls.
There were four of them; they were about her age and they clearly knew one another, all happily soiling a...
This time of year marks a major transition from summer freedom to fall structure. Typically, parents are preparing for the school year with closet cleanses and refreshing clothing and school supplies. Kids are feeling excitedly nervous about their new...
Every Fall, I attend as many school tours as I possibly can. As a private school placement consultant, it’s my job to know cultural, structural, and curricular specifics, so I can match each family with their ideal school community....
As a seventh-grader obsessed with economics, I drove my parents crazy with dinner-table debates. They would always answer, but I could tell that I was just pressing at the edge of their knowledge (and patience). Years later, during my...
In this series, we will have informal conversations with our resident child psychiatrist, Meredith, covering common questions many parents have about mental health.
One of the most common questions I’m asked by parents in the community is, "Does my...
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I have never been and never will be a crafty mom who makes things from scratch to capture special moments in my kids' lives. I couldn't even manage to slap those circle numbers...
Believe it or not, remote learning is not new. Schools have had to institute remote learning during recovery periods for natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires and also during other traumatic events that affect an entire school...
My 9-year-old son is a big reminder of how important it is to have healthy self-talk, exercise healthy boundaries, exercise self-love, and manifest my heart’s desires. When life gets stressful and heavy, we lose sight of our dreams; our...
Standardized Testing: Love it? Hate it? Not sure about it? California public school students in Grades 3-8 and 11 participate in annual standardized testing called the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced or SBAC, for short). Here are some facts that...
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Valentine’s Gifts that Moms will Love
We've compiled a great selection of products, selected and tested by fellow moms, for you to FALL BACK on this back-to-school season!
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