School

Starting kindergarten can be daunting for both students and parents. When my son started kindergarten last fall, one of the hardest things for me was to know what I was supposed to do and when I was supposed to...

“So we’ll do that, and I also need to tell when she gets tested, to be as, to be stupid, not to be as smart as she is. The goal is to be slow, to be not as...

You’ve probably seen them while searching on Pinterest, Google, or reading this blog. Those amazingly thought-out and detailed “bento" style cold lunches that moms across America are sending to school with their kids. They seem to be what’s on...

As we get back into the swing of the new school year, there's something very important I need to tell you–you are a math person. Or rather, you CAN be a math person, and even more to the point:...

The end of the school year is here and summer is ready to begin.  Summer is the time that both teachers and kids take a deep breath and replenish themselves. I'm guessing that a lot of you have at...

Are you worried your child isn’t ready for school? After a long summer you AND your child have to get into the school groove. Starting Preschool or Kindergarten for the first time should be a fun and new adventure! Here...

I was smart in high school. I graduated in the top five percent of my class, and I received a full tuition scholarship to any of the three public universities in Arizona. I loved learning. I loved being in...

I have been dreading the new school year for a while now. This is nuts, because I love the new school year–new books, new supplies (office supplies are my guilty pleasure!), new clothes and shoes, seeing old friends and...

Have you ever thought about how many things a day you read? Pause for a moment and review your day. I'm guessing you'll find that you are reading something different all of the time.  Maybe not a book, but...

"Let them be little." I feel like that sentiment is drilled into our heads over and over as moms. "Let them be little." But what about letting them be big? And brave? Braver than we are sometimes? I'd heard stories about the bus....