At a family reunion this summer, my cousin, whom I hadn't seen in ten years, asked if my daughter was in preschool. And she...
A happy, easy baby: that's what our daughter Lauren was from the time she was born. She nursed and napped often and easily and...
While parenting styles differ, one thing all parents can agree on is this: we want healthy kids! After more than ten years working with...
June 3, 2016. That is the date this year of my “Independence Day”. Well, sort of. That is the day I no longer receive...
We are approaching the final days of kindergarten, and this mom is not okay. Before you start rolling your eyes at this mama drama,...
Let’s face it. The fantastic educators that teach our children deserve a medal most days, ok all days. So, it’s shocking that these men...
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...
Educators are always looking for ways to connect with their students. That being said, I learned very early on in my teaching career the...
Here is where I would compose the extremely creative introductory paragraph with a good hook. But due to the potential mass teacher exodus and...
When our third and final child, a boy, was born in March of 2013, it seemed his academic timeline would mirror our daughter's path,...
My youngest has always been my spicy child. She is carefree and dances to the rhythm of her own music. She is extremely independent...
I have taught preschool for over a decade at this point, and I have signed many copies of Dr. Seuss’s “Oh, The Places You'll...
“Within the child lies the fate of the future.” -Dr. Maria Montessori
Like many parents of pandemic babies and toddlers, my husband and I struggled...
I looked the ten-year-old student in the eyes and asked, "Should you give your personal information out on the internet?" He ignored my question....

























