As a parent, I want to know how I can best promote my child's academic success. As a teacher, I am a lot better...
For the first time, I will have three kids in school full-time. After almost eight years of being a stay-at-home mom, I find myself...
Let me start with a confession: I never thought I’d be the kind of parent who would strategically steer my children toward certain friendships....
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...
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...
With the exception of three years, all my K-12 education was in West Virginia. Yes, West Virginia, not western Virginia. I cannot tell you...
I was a public school teacher for twelve years before I stepped away from the classroom two years ago. So let me begin by...
Whether it is Back-to-School time, the influx and variety of illnesses in February, or the never-ending month of May, your child’s teacher is spending...
In the days leading up to the first day of kindergarten, I agonized over everything. “Will she get motion sick on the bus?” “Will...
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...
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...
June 3, 2016. That is the date this year of my “Independence Day”. Well, sort of. That is the day I no longer receive...
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...
It’s back-to-school season and that means lunchtime packing! If you have picky eaters, your child has allergies, or you are simply trying to work...
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Indianapolis Moms Guide to October Family Events
FALL is here and OCTOBER has arrived. Here is our round up of October family events and fun activities happening in Indianapolis and the...
