“You can go now, Mommy.”
My daughter’s words are so quiet I'm not sure I’ve heard her right.
It’s the first day of pre-kindergarten, and we’ve only been here six minutes. We held hands through the door and now I’m helping her settle in at her table with the Play-Doh and new friends, but none of ...
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This Is Mom’s Brain. This Is Mom’s Brain on the First Day of School.
7:57 am Drop off child number one, child number two, and finally, child number three. Walk out of the classroom, sending one last I-love-you-and-you-can-do-this smile across the room to your child. She huddles there, small behind her gigantic desk, blinking at you with brave, sad eyes, and ...
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13 “Back-to-School” Scriptures for Kids
If your family is like ours, right now you're scrambling to fill out a gazillion back-to-school forms—just as you realize that every kid's shoes are too tight and their jeans are too short—plus you need to buy $978 worth of pencils and glue sticks. In between fears that you'll need a second mortgage ...
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Don’t Forget Your “Easy” Kid
Do you have an "easy kid"?
I hate to use that phrase, and yet there's truth to it. You know the one I'm talking about: Pleasant. Easygoing. Content. Not demanding. Maybe a little on the quiet side. We enjoy them—especially if they are surrounded by more demanding siblings—but sometimes they get ...
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