Back-to-School

Note: This post is sponsored by and written in collaboration with South Carolina Calvert Academy. The smell of a new notebook, the sharp points on a new box of crayons, full length pencils with no teeth marks - are only...

A few long, short months ago, I was an anxious parent sending her oldest son off to kindergarten for the first time, desperately hoping I was prepared enough to do so. In the months that followed, I learned just...

Raise your hand if you have a picky eater. Now raise your other hand if the thought of feeding your child for the upcoming school year has you totally freaking out. Do you have any hands left? My daughter will be attending...

The stores are full of school supplies, kids and parents are getting anxious, and teachers are already preparing their rooms. It's definitely time for back to school! As a teacher, I love this time of year! It’s the start of...

School is just around the corner. Gone are the carefree mornings around the house, and in come the days of more structure (and less snacking). It's important to provide a filling breakfast to tide your little ones over until...

Please stop. No really. Stop. A new phenomenon is happening at college campuses today, and it really needs to end. It is crippling your students and preventing them from becoming independent, self-sufficient adults. If your college-aged student is having an issue at school,...

I still remember riding the school bus. It was a rite of passage. I'd just graduated from the afterschool daycare that was within walking distance from Z. L. Madden Elementary ... basically across the street from the school. My...

I am a big science geek. And as a homeschooling parent, I have been given a huge gift that happens to coincide with my children's first day of school. The 2017 total solar eclipse will be the first visible...

School has officially started here in the Midlands of South Carolina and parents everywhere are getting back in the swing of things. Earlier bedtimes, earlier mornings, after-school activities, and nights of homework and required reading have become our days. I,...

I know what I am supposed to be feeling right now. As I approach the day I'll send my only child to preschool for the first time, I am supposed to be tearful. Nervous. Bemoaning the passage of time. I...

Maybe that title seems strange to you. In this day and age, why would you not choose to send your child to preschool? After all, most children do attend at least one year, and there is a lot of information...

I don't know where you are on the summer spectrum, but this is us as we close in on the last four weeks of summer break: That week we went to the beach at the beginning of June is a...

Though the sweltering August sun may still beat down on our backs, and the humidity is so thick it can feel downright oppressive, we know now a new season has begun. School season. The start of school can be bittersweet...

I was you two years ago. My daughter was going into kindergarten and, while I was excited to begin our homeschool journey, I was also full of questions and what-ifs. What if we didn't get along as well over math as...