Preschoolers

When the coronavirus outbreak started in March of last year, our school year came to an abrupt end. No end of the year parties, dances or graduations. The school year just ended and our students were just sent home....

It was all NICU's fault. To be honest, it was a relief. My baby had to spend four days in the NICU and among the magic that NICU nurses possess, it is getting a baby to easily take a pacifier....

The most-watched TED talk ever recorded is “Do Schools Kill Creativity?” In this talk, speaker Sir Ken Robinson explains how the current school structure strives to educate children in a very narrow way, focusing, for example on mathematics and...

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays, and ever since college, my husband and I have hosted an annual Halloween party. Once we had children, my desire to make Halloween magical has paralleled my Christmas spirit. But...

When I was younger, before I had children or even a steady boyfriend, I told myself a lot of lies about being a momma. This was mainly because I didn’t realize how tough being a mom was. Growing up...

I have vivid memories of frequently visiting the library in my hometown growing up. It wasn't very big -- actually it was just one room in a strip of stores on Main Street -- but that didn't stop me...

There are fewer things I loathe more than having to give my children medicine. My youngest has asthma, so he has a myriad of treatments that need to be administered. We are fortunate because it could be so much...

When my first child had her 9-month checkup, she was behind on a few milestones. Our pediatrician said it was probably nothing, but suggested we do a little physical therapy to help her motor skills along. I thought he was...

For ages, my husband said that our oldest was a highly sensitive child. It all blew right past me until recently when a friend said she read the book The Highly Sensitive Child.  As she talked, everything I had previously...

To Our Dearest Pre-K Teacher, On the first day .... well, actually the first 3 weeks (but who's counting), we cried. And you rocked us (well, my 4 year old physically, me emotionally). Thank you. You didn't have to, but...