Last month, I talked about how discouraged I was that Jack was not excited about school anymore. It is very disheartening to have your child complain about school every day, especially when they were so excited about school the year before. I also struggled at the beginning of the year with my daughters understanding that … [Read more…]
Today I said goodbye to my little boy as he started his first day of kindergarten. I was very surprised to hear when we registered him that the program was five days a week, all day long. Personally, I can’t say I am 100 percent ready for him to go to school all day every … [Read more…]
As a parent, I find I am always organizing my family. Between sports, play dates, and school for the kids, and social events and family birthdays for my husband and I, there always seems to be something. Over the last few months, I have added article deadlines for work and assignment deadlines for school. July is … [Read more…]
Fathers day was yesterday, and it always gets me thinking about the role my husband plays in my children’s lives and the role my dad played in my own. I’m very lucky to have such a wonderful partner in parenting with my husband. We both take care of poopy bums. We both bathe the kids. … [Read more…]