Big Kids

As much as I hate to think about it, it's that time of year when summer break is winding down and the beginning of a new school year is upon us. If you are like me, you might not feel ready interrupt your summer fun with buying school supplies at the end of July, but there are other things you may need to do to prepare for the coming year.

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I am sharing this with you because it is absolutely imperative that your child continue practicing their reading and writing every single day over the summer break to maintain (at minimum), their current reading and writing level

The beginning of the school year brings with it a new season of moodiness, and grumpiness, and all around unpleasantness in our once joyful, exuberant kids. The witching hour of babyhood returns with a vengeance once children reach elementary school. What can we we do to ease into evenings and make our afternoons just a bit less . . . cranky?

This post is part of "Bully No More," an editorial series hosted by the Fort Worth Moms Blog.   The older boy had been bugging him for a few weeks. It started as the usual, trivial (albeit annoying) kid stuff. When my second...

The "Work to Eat" program: Teaching children to complete chores before enjoying snacks and meals as a way to promote responsibility.

A lot of parks have become boring for my preteen. Slides aren't big enough, swings don't quite do it anymore, and there just doesn't seem to be a challenge like there used to be with the equipment. Anything he does is now a full-blown competition.