Many people believe that a teacher's job is easy. Some may think that a teacher's day looks a little bit like this...
Get to work at 8 a.m.; have fun with children all day - reading, doing some math, talking...
Growing up, I talked all the time. I’d talk to strangers like they were friends. In class I wouldn’t be quiet. No matter who the teacher put me next to, I’d talk to them. Come middle school and high...
Lately my teens/emerging adults have been talking to me about friendship drama, which I am so grateful for (not for the drama), but that they care enough to seek out my thoughts. What I have observed is a quickness...
I make that sympathetic face when you tell me that your child discovered the great truth this Christmas.
But, inside, I'm really not feeling it.
You had your fun for much longer than I did. And no one's out there giving...
A lot of my friends are talking about the book, The Care and Keeping of You by Valorie Schaefer.
Now I don't always jump on the bandwagon of book club popularity, but even as an adult woman, I still have...
My son was diagnosed with ADHD in kindergarten. I was one of those people who thought he would eventually grow out of it, because nothing was wrong with MY kid. It was only when I was able to accept...
I used to have no trouble being the hip mom. I thought my younger stepmom status gave me cool points automatically. I dressed trendy, I listened to Top 40 music, I knew who the Kardashians were, and I could hold my...
Parents of preteens can be very naïve these days. I remember the days of my youth when I would lie to my parents about who I was talking to on the phone . . . and now as a mother...
In a world that is quickly losing the art of manners, it is important to teach your children how to handle themselves in all social situations, especially when it comes to cell phone etiquette and communication.
When I was growing...
The other day my husband announced to me that we really needed to start working on our son's literacy skills.
I tilted my head and was like, "What do you mean?"
In my mind, our son is essentially a literary genius. I...
I have a very special bond with my son. I was a teenage mom - and a single mom - and for many years it was just the two of us. We relied on one another. We did a lot of...
This past week I went to a resort in Myrtle Beach with two of my kids and my parents. One child was old enough to ride the waterslide but the other one was too little. I was glad one of them...
On a scorching hot Tuesday last July, my kids and I decided to head out of town and take a day trip to Richardson's Lake Water Park and Outdoor Recreation Area. We had a blast! Located in Warrenville right near Aiken,...
I love sports, always have and always will. As a child, people often called me a tomboy, a name I wore like a badge of honor. There was no better gift than a warm up jacket with my name...
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