(Guest Blogger: Ciara Cheriese)Teachers are always trying to find creative ways, to spice up the holidays to give the students some reprieve from the “same old thing “. One year Meilani’s class had a “thanksgiving pajama feast”. Ironically, it did give things a beautiful change. It is one of my favorite class parties, to this… Continue reading Throwback Thanksgiving to a Time of Togetherness
Author: Kristina
How Important Are Holiday Traditions for Kids?
After a fun weekend of Halloween fun, I am relishing the idea of how much we all get excited about the same things every year. My kids look forward to it, I look forward to it, really the whole world looks forward to it. As we prepare for the upcoming holidays, I so enjoy watching… Continue reading How Important Are Holiday Traditions for Kids?
Halloween Fun Pandemic Style
(By Guest Blogger: Ciara Cheriese) Growing up I’ve always loved Halloween (like most people). Especially, once I became a parent… I loved shopping for costumes and deciding what to do to celebrate the day. Now that Meilani (my daughter in college), is busy living her “best collegiate life”, I get to experience holidays from a… Continue reading Halloween Fun Pandemic Style
FREE Boredom Busters for Kids of All Ages
Are your kids bored? I have discovered that when my kids appear BUSY doing a bunch of random stuff and acting out… they are really just BORED! This may be obvious to some parents, but it wasn’t to me. My kids rarely say the words, “I’m bored!” like I did as a child. Instead, they… Continue reading FREE Boredom Busters for Kids of All Ages
Should I Worry About My Kid’s Bad Grade?
We just got our first quarter grades for the 4th grade. One child did excellent… and you guessed it, one child did not do so great. We have discussed it at length with the teachers and I have analyzed different remedies at home. But the bottom line is… should I worry about the bad grades… Continue reading Should I Worry About My Kid’s Bad Grade?
Does My Kid Really Need to Read for 30 Minutes Every Night?
Bottom line… YES! But do we hit the mark every night… NO! Here are some statistics that really do show the benefit of the ACCUMULATED hours of reading. “If daily reading begins at day one, by the time the child is five years old, he or she has been fed roughly 54,750 minutes of brain food!”(from Why… Continue reading Does My Kid Really Need to Read for 30 Minutes Every Night?
We Have a Project Due Tomorrow
(By Guest Blogger: Ciara Cheriese) Who else was dumbfounded, when you discovered that having kids means doing homework again? Well, I’m fine if I’m the only one raising her hand. All I know is I was totally caught off guard. It’s not that I had a problem helping my daughter with her homework. It was… Continue reading We Have a Project Due Tomorrow
Practicing Patient Parenting
(By Guest Blogger: Ciara Cheriese) When I was a substitute preschool teacher (while my daughter was in grade school)… I had a simple rule/ boundary in place… “I will not agree to sub on days that I cannot give the students my very best patient self.” I did this to ensure that I would have… Continue reading Practicing Patient Parenting
Writing Inspiration: Llama Friends
I was a little surprised when my kids got to kindergarten and they handed us a list of SIGHT WORDS. They told us they will need to start remembering these words and will be evaluated on their reading level based on how many they know by sight! As a young mother, I wish there had… Continue reading Writing Inspiration: Llama Friends
How to REALLY Make Reading FUN (for the Unmotivated Child)
Here we are, 4 months after my first post about motivating my kids to read. You can probably guess where we’re at; maybe your situation is similar. (see ‘The Power of NO’ with a FREE printable Reading Reward Chart!) I have one girl who is so excited about school and motivated to read. Their school… Continue reading How to REALLY Make Reading FUN (for the Unmotivated Child)