Posts under ‘Back to School’

Oh, the first day of school. The excitement and anticipation, the butterflies twirling in the stomach – and then you get to your class. The teacher comes in and writes classroom rules down on the board. She sends home information on her class discipline policy. When our kids begin school, it can be an adjustment [...]

It’s the first day of school, and your child doesn’t know anyone. They are scared and nervous and don’t know what to expect. Give them some help finding friends. If you are taking them into their classroom on the first day, introduce them to the children sitting next to them. Teachers often put nametags on [...]

Something about being a parent makes us want to give our children more. If we stopped to think about it, we’d probably wonder what we were thinking. We can get really out of hand sometimes. On the first day of first grade for my daughter, I walked her to her classroom. She was a little [...]

I experienced something new this year. My oldest daughter got a ride to her new junior high for orientation and I met her there. As I was nearing the school in my car, I got a case of nerves. It was really strange. I thought to myself “Why am I feeling nervous?” I was not [...]

My first grade student came home from school on her first day. I asked her which of her friends were in her class. She named two. I asked if she played with the other friends at recess. She said no. I asked specifically about one friend she had played with in kindergarten. “No, she’s with [...]

I have a kindergartener starting school tomorrow. He is my little boy, my handsome little boy. I’m having anxiety. He’s not my first child to start kindergarten but he is most definitely my most stubborn. I worry about him. So how do we learn to let go and allow our children the opportunity to grow [...]

Children learn by example. They learn all our bad habits, bad words, and bad attitudes. But just as much, they learn from the good things we do as well. My oldest son did not want to sit with me and listen to me read him books. I’ve always loved to read and it’s been very [...]

As a parent, we have all had the days when our child was too sick to go to school.  And as we re-arranged our schedule to accommodate staying home with them, we probably thought about where they could have caught the bug.  Most likely, we will place the blame on the school.  But at the [...]

If you volunteered to be a room mother for your child, you will probably be a part of planning parties. Classroom parties might be different at different schools and probably applies mostly to elementary age classes. This can be a lot of fun and helps you get to know the other kids in your child’s [...]

As I write this article, I am juggling so many balls that I want to duck my head, expecting them to crash at any moment.  I am the queen of stress.  As such, I�ve had a lot of practice dealing with stress and helping to keep it from driving me to the funny farm. I [...]