Education

Outdoor fun is an easy way to wear out a toddler, but it's been raining every day. That playset that we just bought and built 2 months ago is getting little use because of the rain, the extremely wet...

Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Ascension Episcopal School.  Social-Emotional Learning at Ascension Ascension Episcopal School's mission is to offer educational excellence in a Christian Environment. To accomplish this, Ascension places a high value on social-emotional development as an essential...

Calling all mamas of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, I've got a challenge for you!  Join me and my mini bookworm in the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge! But just know, this is more than just a trendy challenge for IG...

It’s rough out there, house hunters. In the beginning, it was fun. But all of a sudden it has become a blood-bath, an intense winner-takes-all championship. As soon as a house is listed, there is a mad rush to...

  June is officially recognized as LGBTQ Pride Month, not only in America but in countries all over the world! It's a time to celebrate all LGBTQ people, as well as a time to commemorate all of the adversity that...

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....

Disclosure:: This post is sponsored by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  Tips to Balance Work, School, and Kids In 2019, I was working full time in a new position and navigating life with a 2-year-old when I decided once again...

As standardized testing quickly approaches, many parents, students, and teachers are feeling the stress. For all of those students out there, I have a message for you from your teachers: Dear Students, We know that this year has been different. Social...

When it comes to gardening, I’ve long considered myself to have a black thumb. I wouldn’t say I have a history of killing the plants, but I am on my sixth round of succulents. Aren’t those things not supposed...

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...