The first day of kindergarten for parents can be scary. It can be exciting. It can be produce grief. And I’ve learned, after doing it 4 times in 6 years, it can be all of those things wrapped in one. Here is my letter to you. First Day of Kindergarten for Parents Your child is […]
“Wipe Your Own Bottom!” Or…Teaching independence to preschoolers
Teaching independence to preschoolers is difficult but so necessary. Helping my kids become more independent in the bathroom has been a goal of mine for awhile. I remember the first time I could tell my oldest to go take a shower and she came back 20 minutes later clean and in pajamas. I was giddy […]
To the overwhelmed, overtired moms of young kids
Overwhelmed. Overtired. Over…everything! As a mom of four kids ages 7-2…I get it. But I realized something recently and wanted to pass it on. I realized that someday I won’t have finger prints to wipe off the walls. Someday, years and years from now, I won’t be scraping up the apple sauce that spilled two days […]
I don’t want him to go to kindergarten.
Dear Kindergarten teacher, I’m sure you’re very nice but I don’t want to give my son to you. I don’t want him to go to kindergarten. I want to keep him with me. I want to pick him up from preschool at noon and take him and his brothers to lunch. I want to let […]
