Early childhood friendships can be sweet and endearing, but young children are still working out a lot of social and emotional issues that need...
It’s time for back to school, which means it is time for social media to fill up with cute “first day of school” pictures...
If you’ve ever parented a reluctant reader, you know the drill. The groans when you hand over a book. The squirming during “just one...
As a public school teacher, I had to close the door to my classroom two weeks ago. Never in my wildest imagination would I...
No more pencils/ No more books/ No more teacher's dirty looks/ Out for summer/ Out till fall/ We might not come/ Back at all. This...
Written Arin Rohr Schellenburg and Kristi Howard-Schultz This summer, my oldest started summer camp.  We were excited --swimming every day, no naps, popsicles as...
When we learned my husband’s job would bring our family of five to Indianapolis, one of the first questions to run through my mind...

The School is Fine

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We did it--we survived our first school year of kindergarten, and dare I say, we thrived?! I don't mean that I thrived in the...
If you are familiar with the teaching staff at your child's school, you may be in for a surprise when school begins. It is...
You see all the videos and memes on social media that display PTO groups like high school for adults. There's the potential for cliquey...
The everyday collapse Collapse, I don’t know if it’s her or me who is collapsing most afternoons due to all the attitude she brings home...
  Recently, a Kentucky teen was sent home for school for a dress code violation. The offense? Her collarbone was showing. Just yesterday, I came...
Fact #1:  Math was not my jam while in school.  I have never been able to successfully finagle the numbers and symbols and signs...
Our little girl Lauren recently wrapped up her kindergarten year with a bang: she lost one of her front teeth and moved into her...

In + Around Indy

Your Guide to Indiana Fever Game Day

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It’s a new era of women’s basketball. After intense negotiations, the league and the players agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement.  The biggest outcome:...