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Continue reading →: Before They Move On, They Belong Here“Everyone else has one.” “Everyone else gets to go.” “Everyone else is allowed.” “Everyone else…” insert literally anything here. It is a sentence every parent hears at some point, and usually at a moment when we are least emotionally prepared to respond with our very best parenting. Like in the…
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Continue reading →: Real Rigor: Bigger Thinking, Not Bigger BackpacksI have been carrying around two comments lately, both as a parent and as an educator. The first came from my oldest daughter, who recently said, “Mom, I don’t want more work. I want harder content.” Well, okay then. Apparently, I am raising a tiny curriculum consultant. The second came…
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Continue reading →: The Best Reading Choice I Didn’t MakeI am currently reading three different chapter books with three different groups of children. I am reading The Naturals series with my oldest daughter, and we are still trying to convince her brother to join us. I am reading The Storm Keeper’s Island with a group of fourth graders and…
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Continue reading →: After the Conference: How to Talk to Your Child with Honesty and HeartThere is something about parent-teacher conference season that can make even the calmest parents feel a little on edge. Even when a conference goes well, it can be surprisingly hard to know what to say to your child afterward. We want to be honest, supportive, and helpful. We do not…
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Continue reading →: More than a VillageI promise I really did make my children spend time outside over spring break, just as I encouraged in my last blog. But I will also admit that I enjoyed a little quiet by binge-watching Virgin River. In one episode, a character said, “It takes a village to raise a…
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Continue reading →: Mud, Freedom, and a Little Less HoveringI saw a funny post the other night about the twelve seasons of the Philadelphia area. According to the internet, we are currently somewhere between the Spring of Deception and Third Winter. That felt about right. We sure did have a lovely three days of fake spring, though, and I…
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Continue reading →: The Playdates Are Still Happening. We’re Just Not Hearing Them.It is no secret that I have three probably over-scheduled kids. I often think about how, when I was younger, after-school playdates felt completely normal. Now the thought of squeezing one in on a weekday feels almost laughable. How did we ever have time for that?What feels even crazier is…
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Continue reading →: How to Be Your Child’s Champion Without Stealing the MicLast night I had the pleasure of attending the Tatnall Continuum. Mr. Scott shared something that has stayed with him for years: as an educator, you can choose to be an advocate, a mentor, or a champion for your students. I loved that idea and woke up still trying to…
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Continue reading →: Are they ready… am I ready?If you have a fourth or fifth grader at home right now, you can probably feel it. They want more independence. They want you to knock before entering their room. They want their own login. They want to debate everything at dinner like they are prepping for a courtroom drama.…
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Continue reading →: Worry, Wobbles, and Brave Practice: What Kids Need MostLast week, I wrote from the heart, because anxiety has been a very regular topic in our house lately. This week, I did what I always do when life gets loud. I went back to the books. Because while my instinct as a mom is to scoop everyone up, cancel…
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