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. . .and all through the house, _________________________________________________. (send in your comments to fill in the blank!) We are about to embark on the 2019-2020 school year and I am excited as ever! This year I will have a freshman, a 7th grader, and a 5th grader. Although my kids are older, I still practice […]
School
Hair, hair, wonderful hair!
Every morning, I comb and brush my children’s hair. Keep in mind that I have 3 kids ages 14, 12, and 10. Before readers jump to conclusions of “Aren’t your kids old enough to do their own hair?”– let me provide a little back story. Since I can remember, I would always massage my children’s […]
Attendance Matters
The average number of hours for each day of public school is roughly plus/minus six hours, depending on which school your child attends and in which school district. Just as a hypothetical, pretend it’s six hours for this equation. Controlling for holidays and in-services, in a regular 30 day month, your child will spend at […]
Play Nice vs. Be Kind: A small change in the words we use can make the biggest difference
“Play nice!” — Goodness, I’d be a wealthy woman if I had a dollar for everytime I said that to my kids as they dashed out the door to play with the neighbors. After the millionth reminder to my kids to “play nice” it dawned on me. . .just what does “playing nice” really mean? […]
Playing to Learn
Somehow September is just a few days away and for many kids school is right around the corner. The long and warm sunny days are giving way to cool and short autumn days, and in the northwest of course, the rain will return. When the weather starts to turn and the daylight hours dwindle it […]