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Happy School Year! Amazon is celebrating the start of the new school year as sort of a "New Year’s Eve" for kids—time to reboot and start fresh and even set "School Year’s...
“How was your day?”
My kids seem to be so annoyed when I meet them after school wanting to know how their day went. They look so happy when I peek into their classroom before pick up. Yet, in...
Sleepovers are a right of passage for some children; for others, it is a non-negotiable “no.” As parents, we are finding our voices by asking about allergens and even guns in the home before a playdate or sleepover, but...
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...
May 6–10 is Teacher Appreciation Week. Do you have anything planned to give or do for your child’s teacher? Are you just doing their homeroom teacher? What about specials teachers? Having taught elementary school, been an elementary principal and...
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Last August, I wrote about the healthy eating strategies I planned to execute for my family to kick off the new school year. Now that the year is winding down, I...
I recently opened an e-invitation for a preschool friend's birthday party and breathed a sigh of relief. It was addressed to The Lang Family, not just one of my kids, and the starting headcount option on the RSVP was four....
My son is seven. He loves math, science, engineering, crafts, board games, and sports. He is smart, thoughtful, caring, and funny.
I have to remind myself of all his wonderful traits because one thing I cannot cope with is that...
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...
Earlier in the year, I was talking to my eldest daughter’s teacher about her homework. I was questioning why it wasn’t carefully graded and given back in a timely matter. Although the teacher admitted she would like her turn-around...
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