From someone who grew up trying to be in every club, sports team, and extracurricular activity I could possibly get involved with as a...
Your beautiful 4, soon to be 5 year old, is playing, playing, playing. Ignoring you, inviting you, and talking to themselves, asking a thousand...
I have two daughters, age thirteen and seventeen. All of their school careers, they have been attending private schools that had strict uniform codes....
I'm going to be honest--I never thought about this day coming. Really, I didn't. I knew my son would eventually head off to Kindergarten...
There are infinite reasons to homeschool, each reason personal and specific to the family venturing down the homeschooling path.
Some of us choose it for...
The return to school during the current health crisis can make families very uncertain and anxious. The Orchard School has put into place plans,...
On behalf of the state of Indiana (of which I actually have no authority,) I’d like to apologize to all public school teachers. Seriously,...
Dear Parents: My years in the classroom influence my parenting. While I don't have all the answers, I've spent over a decade as a...
It’s back-to-school time here in the Indianapolis area. While that means something different for every family, Indianapolis Moms is committed to providing our families...
Here is where I would compose the extremely creative introductory paragraph with a good hook. But due to the potential mass teacher exodus and...
This year I will be sending my son to kindergarten.
I am not new to this rodeo. Two years ago, I stressed how my oldest...
If someone didn’t already know, e-learning during the pandemic taught everyone how absolutely valuable teachers are—and just how hard their jobs are. Here are...
"How was your day?"
Most of the time, I ask out of sincerity. Sometimes, it's a matter of routine. Regardless of the circumstance, I genuinely...
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...
























