My six year old loves helping out with her little sister. One of her favorite things to do is to try to pick her up--either…
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Yesterday I picked up the girl from school and she had lost her first tooth. It's been loose for a while. She would wiggle it…
I made my child hate reading. No, seriously. This summer we practiced reading, just like we were supposed to in order to keep up her…
For seven years I worked with some of the most amazing educators I’ve ever met—teachers, principals, paraeducators, professional development specialists, secretaries, school psychologists, and technology…
I wrote a post about Donald Trump. I really have no interest in writing about politics. I don't even care to comment on all the…
What good does blogging do in the world? Does the world really need one more mommy blogger? These days the Internet machine is full of…
I'm playing the pregnancy hormone/exhaustion card a lot lately. And I'm about to play it again. The oldest has been going to camp at…
It's shaping up to be one of those weeks. I'm officially in the third trimester. The temperature each day ranges in the mid to upper…
Step One: Choose a target. (Grandpas are almost always a good target.) Sing grandpa to sleep. Step Two: Place snaps under grandpa's feet while…
Teaching a six year old and a one year old how to play appropriately together. The six year old's version of playing with her…