Back to School

When my daughters started preschool, I was unprepared for the sheer volume of papers that came home in their folders. By the time they were in first grade, I needed a support group to cope. That year we had...

My son is starting kindergarten in just a few weeks. My feelings on this matter are complicated, to say the least. It wasn’t so complicated just a few months ago, though. It was just really, really emotional. I became teary-eyed...

$37,100,000,000. That’s how much American families spent on back-to-school supplies for their kids in K-12 last year, according to a study by the National Retail Federation. On average, that’s close to $848.90 per household. If the thought of that blow...

Can you believe it's back-to-school time already? It feels like summer just flew by! Back-to-school to me is a bag of mixed emotions. I am excited for my children as they start on a new adventure. I am a...

We were at a family picnic at my daughter's school a few weeks ago, and her teacher casually pulled me aside. She inched closer to me and spoke low; "I just want to let you know that the kids...

As my 8th grade daughter and I hastily made our way from one school night activity to another, she announces from the passenger seat that her boyfriend just broke up with her. In a text. So I did what any...

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...

Back to School Must Haves With back-to-school prep in full swing, most moms are trying to find the best ways to make the transition from summer easy! We've rounded up some of our favorite must haves for the kids as...

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...

Amazon Prime day is almost here! If you have a Prime account, then you are probably all over this already! In an effort to help moms prep for this fantastic shopping day of incredible deals, we did some pre-work...

What the heck is free-range parenting, and why are other countries going out of their way to make their playgrounds more dangerous? Even though my last post was titled I'm a New Mom - Of Course I Worry About Everything,...

When I was in elementary school I remember sitting through PTA meetings with my mom. I actually remember thinking that I couldn't wait to be a mom and be on the PTA. It just seemed so COOL.  That was in...

The countdown is ON until the last day of school (this is not a drill Moms!), now is the time to make your last day of school checklists because if you're like me, your mom brain is on overdrive...

Is it still nerdy to love the library if you have one as cool as the Orange County Library? I have always loved visiting libraries, and I have lots of memories wasting away long summer days in some corner with a...

I'm not what you might call a "structured mom". My kids wake up mostly when they want to, they play outside a lot, and their chores are inconsistent. But one thing they do all year long is school. And...