Our little girl Lauren recently wrapped up her kindergarten year with a bang: she lost one of her front teeth and moved into her...
My daughter is heading off to college this month. This is, of course, affecting me in both an emotional and practical way. She and...
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,...
While parenting styles differ, one thing all parents can agree on is this: we want healthy kids! After more than ten years working with...
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...
I often look at the parents of babies and toddlers when I am out and about with a mix of envy and relief. I...
Congratulations everyone, we made it through our first Covid school year. Go ahead and pat yourselves on the back while holding a really big...
Seriously, a school year for the history books. From a parent’s perspective of sending their young child into a building with 700+ other people...
More than one hundred and eighty thousand children in the state of Indiana receive special education services from the day they turn three to...
Angela Gray, who serves as the Chief Enrollment Officer with The Oaks Academy, originally started out as a parent to an enrolled student. She...
The definition of homeschool is “to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school." This is how I’ve always defined homeschooling,...
We are approaching the final days of kindergarten, and this mom is not okay. Before you start rolling your eyes at this mama drama,...
Woah, school mornings. I have two elementary-age kids, and school starts at 7:40 am. No one in our house is a fan of the...
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...

























