Back to School

Orlando Moms Blog had the amazing opportunity to attend MassMutual's event, FutureSmart. This was a collaboration with Mass Mutual and The Junior Achievement of Central Florida. The keynote speaker was none other than Hill Harper, T.V. star from The Good Doctor! Hill spoke...

School is here again and it is time to dust off the backpacks, find the hidden lunchboxes and get to bed early so you can make it out the door on time! This is no small feat for many...

We just moved to Orlando from Los Angeles. California is supposed to be the mecca of car culture. It has Route 66 and Disney's CarsLand and In-and-Out Burger drive thrus and that famous drive to Vegas that we all...

Will all the Room Moms and PTA Moms please rise? Now, please allow the rest of us a moment to complete a full round of slow claps and a curtsy. Ladies, the year is behind us, and you have...

It's a new school year. You've met the teacher and might have already had Open House at your kids' school, now what? Becoming a partner in education goes beyond becoming the PTA president. As a public school teacher and...

It’s not just fun and games. Sports and extra-curricular activities play a crucial role in a child’s physical, social, and emotional development. For children with autism, these benefits can multiply, paving the way for improved motor skills, enhanced communication,...

It’s been less than 10 years since iPhone changed our country, our culture, our world. Gone are the days of pay phones and Facebook via the desktop. As a member of the generation with my childhood riding in cars without movie entertainment and my...

Move over, summer reading: Seminole County Library offers a slew of services for adults, too. With the start to every summer, there come certain rights of passage: family trips, camps, exhausted parents, and summer reading. But this summer, let's not forget the...

  If you’re like me then you've had Back to School on your mind for a while. Let’s be honest, school this year is going to be different and a big adjustment for everyone. It doesn’t matter if your kids...

Raise your hands if you are ready to say "sayonara summer" and head back to school. You guys! Will. It. EVER. End?! Don't get me wrong; I'm glad we got to spend all the time. We laughed. We cried....

Believe it or not the new school year right around the corner, and there are so many fun things going on. To get you in the back to school spirit, we put together a list of local events happening...

It's hard to find just the right calendar for tracking the activities of the entire family.  I went through several versions before hitting on a simple solution that works for us. Lots of articles have been written on this topic,...

As your children begin the new school year here in the Sunshine State, there are more options than ever for how and where they learn. From online school at home to lucrative career training certifications starting as early as...

I'm late to everything. Literally, my family says "I'll be late to my own funeral" and my friends take bets on when exactly I'll arrive. My husband's family is from Colombia and they joke that they run on Latin...

  6th grade was hell. My daughter, who had thrived in her elementary school gifted program, was a cheerful 5th grader, bright in many ways. But middle school slung mud onto her brightness. It scuffed her confidence, smoothed her smiley...