While many parents have made the decision to homeschool for the first time, this territory is far from new to us. If I’ve learned anything, it’s that creating a mind-nurturing environment is key and leads to a growth-mindset which...
Oh, 2020, you have truly gone by so fast, and yet often this year has felt like we were in slow motion. We slowed down, our kids still grew up. They played outside more and were challenged in ways...
I remember the days when mamas would ask me about homeschooling and make that infamous statement: "Girl, I could never homeschool my kids."
Then 2020 happened.
Now, the question is less about if you should or shouldn’t homeschool and more about...
Crazy times we are living in, right? Over the last six months, we have been quarantined, isolated, watched people suffer and lose their lives, endured virtual schooling, have had social issues galore, seen the world literally on fire, some of...
How’s the start of the school year treating you? In today’s environment, that’s about as welcoming a question for a teacher as asking a pregnant woman how she’s feeling or inquiring about the job search for an unemployed professional....
The overwhelming school year of 2020–2021 has begun, and somehow I feel like we are already two years into it. There are so many emotions running high from both parents and kids. We have mulled over our decisions of...
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year...” They all went back TO SCHOOL! As the last of the kids in our area began their school year, in every different method, in every different way, we can collectively say,...
Every other week, I carpool a few middle schoolers. I don't turn on the radio, which encourages them to talk with each other — and me. It is some of the most precious time I have with my seventh-grader....
There is no denying that the beginning of this school year is like nothing we have ever experienced. Typically, this time of year is chock-full of fun traditions and not-so-fun getting back to routines. This is when we shop...
I have been equally excited and nervous about my girl’s first day of kindergarten since basically the moment she arrived on scene. Would she be scared? Excited? Some wonderful 5-year-old combination of both? Would I buy her the right...
For most families, it has been months since life felt normal. The start of school this fall has been a marker that many of us have been looking forward to. Once we return to school, things will feel normal...
My children will be entering the 2nd and 4th grades, and we are sending them back to our neighborhood public school. My husband and I have been discussing this decision for months, and it was not something we came...