*This post contains Amazon affiliate links. This means that I may receive a small commission (at no cost to you) if you subscribe or purchase something through the links on this page.* This post was also published by the Huffington Post. As parents, it's our job to teach our kids (and educators) how to love the skin they're in. If this wasn't a lesson you were taught as a child, it may be difficult to know where to start. As a school counselor, the … [Read more...]
What Every Parent Needs to Know About Kindergarten
Even though I've worked in education for 10+years, having a child in kindergarten threw me for a loop! I thought I did the right thing by enrolling my daughter in a half day, early PreK program. I was lucky enough to have my mother in law keep her, so I wanted to make sure she had some practice socializing with other kids before starting "big school." Even though we had school practice, the first few weeks of PreK were rough. She cried when I dropped her … [Read more...]