Back to School

I've been on the verge of tears for a few weeks now with several times of them overflowing. It could have something to do with being pregnant, but the real factor behind the waterworks is my first child is...

This school year is full of uncertainty and stressors with the ongoing COVID pandemic, continued at-home learning and the unknowns of the Delta variant. That said, the last thing any parent wants to be dealing with during school time...

  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...

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...

Calling all Central Florida teachers! We are so GRATEFUL for everything that you did to make last school year a success! We want to help you gear up for this new school year and clear your list!! If you want a...

A school physical is more than just a routine doctor’s appointment. It’s a great way to get your child’s school year off to a healthy start. School physicals, also called well-child exams, allow your pediatrician or family provider evaluate your...

Disclaimer: You'll notice that I'm about to brag on Paper Goat Post. All of the info about this fabulous stationary shop are my own. I wasn't paid to brag on them! When you hear the words, "back-to-school," they can be...

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...

Are you struggling with your child's sleep? Have you ever wondered how much sleep your child needs and when? Should they sleep on a schedule or based on how long they have been awake?  The answer is - this...

  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...

Back to School means back to packing lunches. With three kids in elementary school who carry a lunch box four days a week (only buying on pizza day of course) it can become rather monotonous for me and them....

It’s back-to-school time - that time of year for lots of great blog posts with suggestions for making healthy school lunches. Pictures accompanying these articles run the gamut from ultra-Pinteresty to simple suggestions for quick and healthy lunches. And...

I am the parent to three girls, ages 24, 20, and 15. Ever since I started to work for AIHA, the association for occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) scientists and professionals, in 2014, my mama bear instinct...

Summer is just around the corner, and with lots of fun to be had (hey, we are all making up for 2020), we don’t want any summer reading loss. We have lost enough with online school and quarantine, so...