School Routine

When school begins again, it takes my family a few weeks to adjust from the carefree days of summer to the strict schedule that always accompanies school. I?ve done what I could before school started to ease my kids back, but I?ve

School Bully

When I was in fifth grade, I had a girl who sat behind me and pulled my hair. I would turn around and ask her to stop. She would laugh and then do it again a minute later. There are all kinds of school bullies, from the innocent b

Schedules

I just started back to college. My oldest boy just started morning kindergarten. My youngest boy started pre-school. I had another child start junior high, and two others that are in elementary school. My schedule is insane. More t

Parking on campus

Large campuses come with lots of problems. When it takes 10 minutes to drive to school and 20 minutes to find a parking space, it might be time to make some adjustments. Scoping out a parking spot can be very frustrating. Who

Packing the Backpack

I love being prepared. Like Melanie Parker in ?One Fine Day?, I want to be able to create a super hero costume from the contents of my purse. Or in this case, backpack. I want to be prepared for any situation. I want to h

New Teacher, New Rules

Oh, the first day of school. The excitement and anticipation, the butterflies twirling in the stomach ? and then you get to your class. The teacher comes in and writes classroom rules down on the board. She sends home in

Making new friends

It?s the first day of school, and your child doesn?t know anyone. They are scared and nervous and don?t know what to expect. Give them some help finding friends. If you are taking them into their classroom on the first day,

Makeover Overload

Something about being a parent makes us want to give our children more. If we stopped to think about it, we?d probably wonder what we were thinking. We can get really out of hand sometimes.
On the first day of first grade f

Junior High nerves

I experienced something new this year. My oldest daughter got a ride to her new junior high for orientation and I met her there. As I was nearing the school in my car, I got a case of nerves. It was really strange. I though

I?m not popular

My first grade student came home from school on her first day. I asked her which of her friends were in her class. She named two. I asked if she played with the other friends at recess. She said no. I asked specifically about