A few weeks ago, my son’s school had a “Parent Training Night”. The entire idea of it got me chuckling, but it ended up being a great resource for helping me and my fellow kindergarten parents how to supplement our child’s education at home. They covered a broad range of topics, but the one that I found most interesting was an overview of the Spalding method. Now I understand why my son looked at me awhile back, obviously very proud of himself, and said “Ahh, Ay, Aah” while moving his hand around! Read more…

This time of year always makes me nostalgic for my childhood; building snowmen (okay, one year we got to build snowmen around Christmas - I live in Texas…it is a rarity), getting together with family, doing little things with my mom and dad, making lists, shopping, wrapping gifts, and on and on.  Holidays of any kind tend to do that to us - they bring us back in touch with our past, and we should use that nudge as more than simply a nudge.  Consider it a shove.

If you have children - of any age - there is no better time than the present to create memories and traditions of your own.  Years from now, your children will reflect upon the corniness, the hilarity and most likely the sentimentality of it all and realize that moments such as these are what bind us together. Read more…