A right of passage for parents indeed, attending that very first parent/teacher conference. We experienced this yesterday morning and found out that although they sit in very tiny chairs…that we in turn had to sit in, how weird is that? They are indeed learning a lot. Turns out, our guy is doing well in Kindergarten and adjusting nicely. He did have the advantage of having attended Nursery and Pre-School so I didn’t doubt he was basically prepared. His Pre-K teacher had expressed some hesitation because of his shyness and refusal …

Glow Mama is at it again, with another fabulous giveaway for November. With a desire to help a worthy cause, Glow Mama needs your help in choosing which maternity wellness cause to help. All you have to do is vote and post a comment about it and you’ll be entered to win a fabulous prize pack worth over $150.00!!!
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Of all the traits to inherit from a parent, the ability to move stealth like through the house in the dead of night is not the one I wanted to pass on to my 2 year old. My 2 year old, who recently transitioned to a Big Boy bed and now can actually free himself from the confines of his bedroom whenever he pleases, does. And, apparently, it pleases him at 3am, when rudely awoken from a deep slumber by Hubby getting out of bed to search out the noise he …

With the holidays fast approaching, you may be wondering how to come up with some fresh idea for entertaining and gift giving this year. Ever think of sending food gifts, but maybe weren’t too sure if they would make it safely? Whatever your question on sending food or good food gift ideas, bring it along to the FREE Sending Christmas Webinar Tuesday morning, October 28 at 10:30am eastern time. Sandra Jensen, author of the newly released Stree Free Holiday Entertaining will be there to answer your questions and inspire you …

Last night I attended the Kindergarten open house and we heard the usual commentary of what they do during the day and how while they are playing, they are actually learning. We were told not to worry about our kids coming home and answering “nothing” to our “what did you do at school today?” It’s typical and they may say nothing or that they played, but they are learning. The teacher pointed out a particular example of how the kids were observing things more and more, like she pointed to …