Friday Favorites :: Back to School
The school year is officially here. I’m actively aiming for a calm, semi-organized start to my back to…
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The 6 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make During the School Year
As parents, we all want our children to succeed academically and enjoy school. But with busy schedules, extracurricular…
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5 Things I Wish Every Senior Mom Knew about Having a High School Senior
Senior year is a whirlwind. One minute you’re dropping them off for kindergarten with a backpack bigger than…
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Five Things to Talk to Your Middle School Kid About
Middle school is the worst. They have elementary brains in rapidly changing bodies, and they are expected to…
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Easy Meals for Student Athletes
We’re a big sports family and back to school = back to after-school practices. Between my 4 kids…
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Co-ed Schools Mirror the Real World to Better Prepare Students
At Lausanne Collegiate School, a co-ed school in Memphis, teachers focus on the individual child, channeling the student’s…
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10 Questions to Ask Your Kid on the First Day School (That’s NOT How Was Your Day)
I’m about to embark on my 11th year in education, and I still get butterflies on the first…
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Dreading the Call from the Principal? Ways to Set Your Child Up for Success
“This is Principal Jones calling to talk about Johnny’s behavior…” For many parents, hearing those words is one…
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Combatting Bullying in a School Setting
Whether you find out that your child is the target of a bully, or, alarmingly, the one bullying…
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What the Teacher REALLY Wants…
Coffee drinking, label making, pen obsessed, child loving, big-hearted, multi-tasking, organizational wizards… Many of you call them teachers,…
