When I was in fifth grade, I had a girl who sat behind me and pulled my hair.
I would turn around and ask her to stop.
She would laugh and then do it again a minute later.
There are all kinds of school bullies, from the innocent but cutting remarks to [...]
When one of my daughters was in third grade, my husband and I were sitting at parent teacher conference.
I was a little surprised when my husband asked the teacher to give our daughter more homework.
He didnt feel like she was being challenged enough.
I was also impressed, because I worked [...]
Something about being a parent makes us want to give our children more.
If we stopped to think about it, wed probably wonder what we were thinking.
We can get really out of hand sometimes.
On the first day of first grade for my daughter, I walked her to her classroom.
She [...]
As your children get older, or if you are returning to school, you might find that there is not enough time in the day to complete homework.
Ive just started back to school after an eight year gap, and I have experienced the stress in realizing that there are not enough hours in the [...]
Baseball practice, piano practice, dance class, after school activities, homework, family night, church activities are our kids doing too much? Its an epidemic that is sweeping through our homes.
Its about giving our kids what we never had growing up, but too much can be a bad thing.
While children are in school, [...]
I had a friend that I went to school with.
Her father gave her a credit card to her favorite clothing store, and told her that her limit was $500 and not to go over it.
Each month her dad would pay off her credit card, giving her another $500 to spend.
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There is a lot of information out about immunizing your child, and a lot of opinion and controversy.
There is a lot of mis-information available as well.
No matter what choice you make, these are things you need to do before your child can start school.
Before your child starts kindergarten, he [...]
In elementary school, your childs grades will probably not show themselves as As and Bs but most likely Ss and Ns.
Elementary schools tend to avoid the labeling of grades.
It can be more difficult to find areas that your child needs help in.
When junior high and high school come along the grades [...]
Oh, the first day of school.
The excitement and anticipation, the butterflies twirling in the stomach and then you get to your class.
The teacher comes in and writes classroom rules down on the board.
She sends home information on her class discipline policy.
When our kids begin school, it [...]
Oh, its time for kindergarten.
If this is your first kindergartner, you may not know what to expect.
Kindergarten varies from school to school, but here are some general principles that apply across the board.
Kindergarten assessment is done before your child begins school.
The teacher will [...]
