School Years

This post is sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s & Children’s Hospital and authored by Dr. Lauren Bailey, MD.  Vaccinate, Don’t Wait Vaccinations are further at the forefront of the battle for our health as we head into the first...

Disclosure:: This post is sponsored by Episcopal School of Acadiana.  Give Your Student a Screen Break and Inspire Creativity With almost everything going virtual these days, students are spending more time than ever in front of computer screens. Even students who attend...

It became a way to relax and create and learn. A couple of years ago, we purchased our daughter a three-quarter guitar for her ninth birthday. I had hopes that I could live vicariously through her as a musician. I...

For 12 years I homeschooled my older children. It was an adventure, to say the least. It’s scary, fun, rewarding and you question yourself daily if you want me to be honest. For most parents, the 2020-2021 school year...

My life has been run by writing reminders in a planner since I was in middle school. What used to be perfectly written homework assignments organized by subject in my pre-teen years has turned into quickly scribbled, don’t-forget-to-do-that daily...

Turning a Meltdown into a Mold-up Being sequestered into our home for nearly ten weeks has brought out many sides of our dynamic household. Unfortunately, the most popular culprit is the meltdown—myself included. One has to remember through this shifty...

Even if you have chosen to send your child to school, you can at ANY TIME decide to pull them out and homeschool. You do not have to wait until the end of a year. Let's make a checklist for...

Disclosure:: This post is sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes Women's & Children's Hospital and written by Ryan P Farmer, MD.  Pediatric Ergonomics: This Is the Sit-uation Proper ergonomics for children could prevent chronic pain today and  well into their future. “Sit...

I'm sending my daughter off to kindergarten this year (in whatever form that looks like), and there are a thousand questions running through my head. Will she make friends? Will she be able to find her classroom? Will she get...

Disclosure:: This post is sponsored by Touchstone. Back to School Yields Different Challenges for Parents of Children with Autism With COVID-19 at the forefront of everyone’s mind and back to school procedures being discussed across the state, parents are nervously anticipating...