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To help them both understand, I made up a thing called "friendship bricks" and "friendship smacks." If you say, "I made this picture," and someone responds, "I can make a better one," or "I don't really like it," that's a friendship smack. It undermines a relationship. If you say, "Good job!" or "It's beautiful!" or even, "Tell me what's happening in this picture," that's a friendship brick. It's a brick in the wall of a friendship. Read More »
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From the splendor of a happy autumn in a great-fit kindergarten for my daughter, the person I was a year ago seems almost unrecognizable. But it was me, me who was fretful and fragile, all the time insisting I was really keeping it all in perspective. It was me who pored over school websites for hours, slotted tours and visits onto our calendars without regard for anything else, worked on essays until my hands ached, and put our house in lockdown for three critical weeks in January. Yes, lockdown. But we'll get to that. Read More »
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My one and only kiddo was born on September 21. In many states, including my own, the cut-off to begin elementary school is to be 5 on or before September 1. Currently, she's in a wonderful childcare situation that offers a private kindergarten. My husband and I were talking… Read More »
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This post was originally published on FitPregnancy.com's Baby on Board blog. Read more of it
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by Kerry Rivera (Around the Watercooler - Mommy Track'd)
I believe as parents, no matter our differences, we generally agree on those big milestone moments in our children’s lives. First smile,…
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Starting school can be hard ... for moms.
-Julie Ryan Evans, BettyConfidential.com My son started kindergarten last week, and it's been hard,… Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (2) | Blog
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So my son, my one and only child, started kindergarten today. I thought I was all prepared and ready to go; proud because I had everything set- and anyone who knows me, realizes just how disorganized I am (I am in fact the person who misplaces her keys on an almost daily basis, despite having a…
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Next month, I will drop my firstborn child off at the door of a kindergarten classroom for the first time. After I wave goodbye and bike home alone, we’ll each begin secret lives: I’ll spend my mornings writing stuff for grown-ups, while she makes friends,…
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By Elizabeth Blackwell. When it came time to enroll my three-year-old daughter, Clara, in preschool, I wasn't one of those parents who judged programs by their Harvard-admission rates. Pregnant and distracted, I piggybacked onto the research done by my…
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Just about everyone has heard of puppy classes and how important they are for a young pup and also for the new owner in order to learn training/socialization basics. Did you know that there are classes being offered for kittens and their owners as well? These kitten kindergarten classes…
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