Children keep us on our toes all the time- you thought it was tough until she just asked… Your day has been going on a roll the moment you woke up and your daughter just walked into the kitchen where you are trying to think about supper when she asked a question which made you…
Author: The mom next door
Children can embarrass you easily! How do you deal with it?
Life with children Children just know how to embarrass their parents: I like to say that my children are here to embarrass me! Yea, they can do stuff that will have me blush for many a time! Children are known to share intimate details of home to their teacher and vice versa. I know a…
Hey what is whole child development?
Did you ever hear a teacher or someone refer to the whole child? They are talking about the 5 areas of child development. Teachers work with the “whole child” by making sure they are taking each need and skills into consideration. When lesson planning all areas of child development should be met. What are the…
What to do when the bully comes to bite:
Stop the bullying: Your son comes home in tears and said a boy is bothering him on the bus.Your mind sees a red flashing sign that screams “bullying, be aware!”. Your imaginations goes into overdrive. Is your son being bullied or is it just boys horsing around? What is bullying? Bullying is when: unwanted or…
Make the last few school days count!
The school year is almost over, now what? Hey! You want to leave your students with wonderful memories. How do you do so? It is simple! Make the last few days in school count! Do not overburden your students now. They were busy studying and working an entire school year and they want some relief…
Are you ready to teach?
Your First Day Teaching: Welcome to the classroom, now what? Did you know that your first day of teaching will set the ball rolling for the whole year? Be prepared! The first few weeks of school are vital to ensure your success for the school year. Getting Ready for your first day of school: Much…
Give Yourself a Break! Stop the Burnout!
We all need breaks from time to time. Stop the Burnout! Yup we all need vacations. And yup, many of us look forward to the long and lazy days in the summer. Yet what can you do when you need the break but cannot take vacation? You find yourself knee deep at work, too…
Is Summer and Warm Weather Finally Here?
Warm Weather and its Wonderful changes: Warm weather definitely brings many changes. It is not hard to spot these changes at home or in the classroom. Children and students are itching to go outside to play and enjoy the sunshine. They seem to have a hard time sitting and concentrating. A true case of spring…
Be the Best You Can Be!
Hey, are you the best you can be? Are you giving your job your all? Do you love going to work? Do you have satisfaction from your job? Why not? Why don’t you feel that you are doing and being the best you can be? I think it is because many of us are stressed…
News for Kids
Want your children to be in the know? Let them know the news! News for kids: Now that can be tricky, you want children to be enlightened about the on goings in the world however too enlightened can be a problem. You do not want children to read or hear about things that their…







