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A Guide to Dealing with Your Emotions when Your Child is Starting Daycare

June 8, 2021 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Have a child starting daycare? Check these 4 smart ways to cope with your emotions. #3 is such a win!

We often think that our children starting daycare is a big emotional event for them. While this can be true, most children adjust to their new routine and environment quite quickly. In fact, a child starting daycare may have a more severe impact on their parents’ emotional health than on them. You may feel a […]

Filed Under: Preschool, School, Young Kids

How to Choose the Right School for Your Child

March 16, 2021 By Meredith 2 Comments

Knowing how to choose the right school for your child can feel overwhelming! Check out this pro advice--it really helped me figure it out!

Your child is ready to start school, and while you may be excited for them to enter the world of education and start to find subjects they love and meet new children who could become life-long friends, it can also be an emotional experience. For starters, you may have been the one who stayed home […]

Filed Under: Preschool, School, Young Kids

Give the Gift of Reading with Books For Kids!

November 5, 2018 By Meredith 2 Comments

Books for Kids is the coolest way to give the gift of reading and giveback this holiday season! No better Christmas gift, and check out how it works--no easier way to love on kids in need!

***Thanks to zulily for sponsoring this post so I could tell you all about how you can give the gift of reading through their cool Books for Kids campaign!*** Hey hey! Anyone else like to read?? You know how obsessed I am, and it thrills me to see what dedicated readers my kiddos are turning […]

Filed Under: Books, Preschool, Reading, School, Young Kids

Milton Hershey School: A Living Legacy of a Future

May 10, 2018 By Meredith 1 Comment

Milton Hershey School is a gorgeous living legacy of hope and a better future for each one of the students it welcomes. Through a belief in quality education for all, this school is committed to giving all children an exceptional home and learning experience. Read more to learn about this incredibly unique history!

***Thank you to Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company for sponsoring this post so I could fill you in on Milton Hershey School and it’s living legacy*** It was so fun to fill you in on some very cool parts of Hershey’s history last week! Hershey, PA is one of my favorite places and I love […]

Filed Under: Hersheypark, Preschool, School, Young Kids

Nailing the Morning Routine for Kids with ADHD

April 16, 2018 By Anne Metz 2 Comments

Trying to sort what the smartest course for your ADS/SPD kid is? This genius, mm-proven help to tackle the Morning Routine for Kids with ADHD with helo see you through your days, mama--I promise! You CAN do this mom gig--with these smart tips, I promise!

Getting kids ready in the morning can be stressful, but when you add an ADHD diagnosis to the mix, it becomes exponentially more so. Yet, while mornings can be challenging, doesn’t mean everyone must be a fight, filled with nagging and frustration. Here are some tips to help school the morning routine for kids with ADHD.   Nailing […]

Filed Under: ASD, Organization, Preschool, SAHM Life, School, Young Kids

8 Smart Tips for Managing a Balanced, Healthy School Break

November 15, 2017 By Meredith 2 Comments

Working hard to keep your kids active and fit? Check these 8 smart ideas to keep your family fit, healthy and actively enjoying all that life holds, despite school breaks and life interruptions. I especially love tip #4!

****This post was sponsored by Boys & Girls Clubs of America as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central so I could share best tips for managing a healthy school break, and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.*** Raise your hand if you are already looking forward to the upcoming winter […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Fitness, Health, Holidays, Preschool, School, Vacations, Weight Loss

11 Smart Tips to Ace Your Parent-Teacher Conference

September 25, 2017 By Amy Waltermyer 4 Comments

No fear, mama! Use these smart tips, tricks and questions to ace your own parent-teacher conference. I love the insight our on-board teacher offers in tips 7-9!

The Parent-Teacher conference. We’ve all had one. The conference paper comes home and says that the teacher would like to set up a conference. Why? Is my kid misbehaving? Is he falling behind? Is she not making friends? Am I failing as a parent? Deep breathes, mama.  Conferences are not a bad thing.  There are […]

Filed Under: ASD, Preschool, School, Young Kids

3 Smart After School Snack Ideas

September 13, 2017 By Meredith 2 Comments

Frustrated over keeping your kiddos fed and happy? Try these 3 smart ideas for after school snacks and rockstar it out, mama! Your kids will love it and the stress of sorting out what to feed them is gone. A win-win,

***This post was sponsored by Nabisco as part of an Integrated Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed regarding after school snacks in my post are my own.*** Anyone else’s kids get off the bus ready to cut someone if they don’t have a snack ASAP? With early lunchtimes and active days, my children […]

Filed Under: Homemaking, Preschool, School, Young Kids

#zulilycutie Search is On!

August 30, 2017 By Meredith 2 Comments

What a cool way to celebrate back to school AND your own unique child! Enter the #zulilycutie search for a chance to win big while a supporting all of what makes us real and unique with a very cool brand!

***Thank you to zulily for sponsoring this post so I could fill you in on the #zulilycutie search! All opinions are 100% my own!*** Friends, it’s no secret that I LOVE zulily–one of my favorite online bargain scoring finds! This site not only offers items that fit so very well with our lives as busy […]

Filed Under: Budgeting, Children's Clothes, Online Shopping, Pictures, Preschool, Saving Money, School, Young Kids

The Back to School Prayer

August 10, 2017 By Meredith 2 Comments

Feeling overwhelmed with the coming school year? You're not alone, mama--you're also in good company with this back to school prayer. Read it, feel caught, then embrace what you can with the real comforting support this provides!

I’ve done it all, friends. I have fretted, I have fussed, I have planned, replanned, regrouped, panicked, doubly panicked, taken lessons in zen-ing it out and even considered a vigorously punishing juice diet to set myself straight…but here I am. On the eve of back to school sans a clue to the veritable best course of […]

Filed Under: Faith, Health, Preschool, School, Young Kids

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