This time of year, my news feed is full of tips for perfect lunches. There are opinions on the healthy lunch, the cute lunch, the perfect lunch box, the most fun foods, and the list goes on. There is,...
This time of year is hectic. School is back in session. Orientations, open houses, meeting the teachers, and the chaos of back-to-school shopping are all behind us. You are almost through the transition to the school year routine when...
Every single student has it in them to be academically successful, even those who tend to struggle in a traditional learning environment. Luckily, programs like the Tutoring Club of Jacksonville are on hand to not only provide a diagnostic...
It seems like just yesterday I brought her home from the hospital, and yet, somehow, she’s headed off to high school. Four years filled with times she’ll remember forever and some she’ll want to swiftly forget.
It all became real...
One thing we can all agree on is motherhood is a hotbed of controversy at every stage and every age. School has always been a hot topic. Those of us lucky enough to labor and deliver in the dead heat of summer...
Packing school lunches can be aggravating. Who wants to pack lunches at the end of a long day... or first thing in the a.m. while you're trying to get the entire family AND yourself out the door? From not...
We recently toured the brand-new charter school going up in our community — it’s scheduled to open in the fall, and my son will be entering 1st grade at the school. It was a lottery process to get in, and...
Summer birthdays, I’ve decided, are officially the worst. Sure, my almost 5-year old son, Landon, will still celebrate with his friends this summer with a Ninja-themed birthday party in an air-conditioned facility. And although his actual birthday is in late...
At 2-and-a-half years old, my son, William, showed early signs of spectrum behavior and received services from Early Steps. With a recommendation from our pediatrician, we were able to get our son privately evaluated and diagnosed with autism by a...
There are a lot of things I love about summer. I love hot weather (I do, really!). I love the beach. I love taking my babies to the beach. I love ice cream and taking my kids for a...
Suckers. All you first-time mamas of preschoolers and elementary students are suckers because you thought school ended in May. Bless your little hearts — total rookie mistake. As if that deceptive calendar they sent home at the end of the...
Discipline is one of those subjects that can be touchy to discuss. For this day and age, kids seem to be in charge and have so many more freedoms than they used to. I’ve worked in education for quite some time,...