It has been a long week. And it's only Wednesday. But as I'm cleaning up the kitchen and just about ready to head up...
Is your family interested in The Orchard School? Would you like to learn more about Progressive education and what the school can offer your...
I struggled with the decision of keeping my baby in daycare or seeking out alternative care. First let me say how much I adore...
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...
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...
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...
What do you think about when you think about a good leader? Or a good friend? I'll name a few characteristics that come to...
I need to begin by saying no, I don't think my child is perfect. He's four years old and he has good days and...
Recently, a Kentucky teen was sent home for school for a dress code violation. The offense? Her collarbone was showing. Just yesterday, I came...
My son Stephen E. Beaven III, aka Trey, is the ultimate introvert. He doesn't say much, and when he does speak, it is so...
I am no longer the mother of young children – my “babies” are in fifth grade, I have a middle schooler, two high schoolers...
Your beautiful 4, soon to be 5 year old, is playing, playing, playing. Ignoring you, inviting you, and talking to themselves, asking a thousand...
Somehow the summer months pass in the blink of an eye and yet drag on for centuries all at once. The same can be...
Teacher Appreciation Day is not for another couple of months, but why should we limit appreciating teachers to only one day out of the...

























