My Family Blog

Identical twins headed to school. I grew up with a set of fraternal girl twins. From kindergarten all the way through fourth grade we shared the same classroom, most of the time. There was a year in there, I think, where they landed with a different teacher, but they were always together. They couldn’t have [...]

Whether your child is starting the first day of kindergarten or fifth grade, these books—reviewed by Common Sense Media—will help ease the transition into the classroom and making new friends. (All books available on amazon.com) <p><a href="http://commonsense.org" target="_blank"><strong><img ...

Don't be the bad apple this school year! I am about to offer you some advice on stuff I don’t know much about seeing as I’m the mother of two toddlers who have yet to enter any hallowed halls of learning institutions. Kids, schooling and teachers. I don’t know much other than my own illustrious [...]

I have an IUD set to “expire” this October. I can hardly believe it’s been almost five years since I debated the pros and cons of Mirena at my 6 week postpartum appointment. For five years I haven’t given birth control a second thought. As my “baby” begins Kindergarten and I turn 36-years-old next week, [...]

by Gwen Dewar, Ph.D. posted in Mom Stories Childhood obesity is on the rise throughout the world. But how does the story unfold? Are children steadily gaining excess weight from infancy, or does the troubling trend start later? That was the question Sascha Hoffmann and colleagues wanted to know. The researchers poured over the results [...]

by Gwen Dewar, Ph.D. posted in Mom Stories Childhood obesity is on the rise throughout the world. But how does the story unfold? Are children steadily gaining excess weight from infancy, or does the troubling trend start later? That was the question Sascha Hoffmann and colleagues wanted to know. The researchers poured over the results [...]

Gosh, we like to ban things. In recent years, we’ve seen schools ban everything from Silly Bandz and skinny jeans, to dictionaries and saying the word “meep.” (Memorable School Bans: 18 Things That Failed to Follow the Rules) But in 2012 alone, which isn’t even over yet by a long shot, at least 15 more [...]

by Kristina Sauerwein posted in Mom Stories It was Zoe’s first day of kindergarten, and I still have the frantic text I wrote my good friend, a veteran kindergarten teacher: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 7:48 a.m. “…so I am kinda in a panic…a mom at Zoe’s school said she is bringing a 1st day of [...]

This past Monday, August the 6th,  has been circled and stared on the calendar for weeks now. It was supposed to be the very first day of school for my two oldest girls. The first day of school is a very big deal, especially when it’s the very first day of kindergarten and first grade. [...]

Next week I will be 7 months pregnant. Wow. It’s hard to believe we are almost to the end of this pregnancy. Well, with the good news I had at my last appointment, I am able to be up and around a little bit more. With common sense in mind, I’m finally able to get out [...]