Practice You've probably heard the phrase "practice makes perfect" through the course of your life. However, perfection is pretty hard, if not impossible to attain. So, instead of setting myself and my family up for failure, we're going with a new phrase around here: Practice makes progress! There has been a lot of practice going on around here lately, and I wanted to … [Read more...]
School Supplies to Make the Transition Easier
School Supplies By now, you've probably battled the crowds (or were smart, unlike me, and ordered online!) and purchased all of your school supplies. However, there are still a few school supplies you probably need. Going from late nights to early bedtimes, freedom to structure, and not listening to....well, hopefully, listening...is hard on children. It's not so easy on us … [Read more...]
Repeating Kindergarten: Making the Right Decision
Repeating Kindergarten As a parent, you question your judgement constantly. Well, at least I do. How do you know when you're making the right decision? What if you don't? How will this impact my kids? My family? All of these questions have been on repeat in my mind since we started discussing the twins repeating kindergarten. It wasn't a decision we came to lightly, and it … [Read more...]
Volunteer at School: 4 Best Reasons
Volunteer If you're anything like me, you want to know what's going on at your kids' school. When my son gets home from kindergarten each day, I ask him question after question, but don't get much information in return. Well, I figured out a way to find out more. Volunteer at his school! Not only do I get to see him in action, but there are other benefits too. When I was … [Read more...]
School Changes
With my son starting kindergarten this year, I knew there would be a lot of new stuff, but I didn't realize there would be so many changes for our family. It has really been an adjustment. I know it's only 3 weeks in, but I wanted to share the things that we have gone through for other parents who will be experiencing this soon enough. … [Read more...]
