Dear Ilse,
The last five years have passed so quickly. You’ve become a big sister to your little sister Alice. You’ve traveled to Europe and to other states like Texas and Washington. You’ve made new friends in each of your...
With all the media talk of high-tech hackers infiltrating our homes through baby monitors, microwaves, and other small appliances, I wondered just what those shady characters of the cyber underworld would make of audio recordings coming from my house.
And so, I bring...
Dr. Seuss’s Birthday is March 2, so there's no better time to talk about reading! I have to thank Dr. Seuss for his wonderful children's books that have helped instill a love of reading in my son and so...
No matter if you have a preschooler or a teenager, your children will always be your babies. We as parents hope to best equip our next generation with the very best we can muster during their academic careers. Here...
We always hoped our kids would learn a second language, but this has proven difficult. My husband knows Mandarin, and I know some Spanish, and while we had intended to speak to our kids in these languages, we don’t...
My three-year-old recently had a bike-a-thon at her preschool. She was SO excited leading up to the day, even practicing multiple times each week and politely asking for donations from her grandparents.
The morning of the event was so exciting;...
In a world often bustling with competition and urgency, teaching kindness to children may seem like an optional soft skill. However, it’s quite the opposite. Kindness, as it turns out, is a critical component of our social fabric and...
Last week, I posted conversations with a few co-op families about their co-op experiences to give you a full lay of the land about what it means to be involved in a parent-cooperative model. Now, I want to share...
“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...
I was planning to send my daughter to her first year of Catholic school in the Fall, but now that schools are going virtual, I have made the decision to homeschool instead. This isn’t going to be a big...
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