5 Tips for Preparing Your Child for Preschool

by Susan September 6, 2011 1 comment

It’s that time of year again… for me it is the most emotional time of the year. Julia is going into first grade this year, so it’s my fourth time sending her to school. She [...]
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One Little Ballerina…

by Janice October 21, 2010 10 comments

As fall approached, so did the anticipation. Olivia and Sophia were both about to turn THREE and getting ready to attend Preschool and Ballet together. But sadly, for Sophia, the novelty of attending classes quickly [...]
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It doesn’t always end as well as it begins…

by Susan October 7, 2010 29 comments

Sophia’s first day of preschool seemed to be the start of my little girl’s scholastic future. But the second day brought a few tears of hesitation. The third day brought tears of desperation. The fourth [...]
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Turns out Sophia is more like her sister Julia than we thought…

by Susan September 16, 2010 3 comments

I’m always talking about how different Julia and Sophia are… but today I had a reminder that they are more alike than I may have thought. It turns out Sophia is following the same pattern [...]
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No Preschool Tears for these Two Two-Year-Olds

by Susan September 9, 2010 13 comments

It may be because they have each other or it may be because they both desperately long to do everything their older siblings do… but our two two-year-olds were completely ready to start Preschool. They’re [...]
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Julia’s Ballet Class

by Susan June 14, 2010 28 comments

Julia is five years old and her second year of ballet class is nearing the end. She has enjoyed so many different types classes and activities in her preschool years, but nothing has come close [...]
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Celebrating Names in Written Language

by Amy June 3, 2010 6 comments

Even if you only have a minute or two, taking the time to talk about, play with, and write your child’s name with him is important and meaningful. By the time he goes to kindergarten, [...]
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Make Learning a Party: Celebrate Names!

by Amy April 29, 2010 5 comments

Names are the most important words our children ever learn.  They are, in a sense, the first “gifts” we give to our babies.  And not many of us gave a thought–while flipping through our baby [...]
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ABC, Easy as 123

by Amy March 29, 2010 13 comments

Whether we’re homeschooling our children, sending them off each morning to attend school, or working with our little ones to get them ready for kindergarten, all of us want to help encourage our children as [...]
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Julia’s separation anxiety is starting to ease…

by Susan October 14, 2008 16 comments

It is getting better. Julia’s extreme preschool separation anxiety is easing. Each class she cries less and less. During her last class she only cried for a few minutes when I left and she only [...]
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