I was a teacher for over ten years. I stopped teaching when I got married and had kids. Back in my teaching days, I had many parent-teacher conferences. And I had many parent-teacher conferences where I’d tell a parent how quiet or well-behaved or respectful their son or daughter was and they would look at […]
Parenting
Day 17: Reflections
In my membership group, I encourage everyone to spend some time on Sundays reflecting on the past week and thinking about the things they want to keep doing, the things they want to stop doing, and the things they want to start doing. As the weekend winds down, I thought I would share some of […]
Day 15: Reaching New Levels
You might think that having lots of kids at home 24/7 at a time like this would make life even more challenging than it already is. But actually, lots of kids means there is always at least one other person to play with. And this can be helpful to me since I work from home. […]
Day 14: Papa
I am very close with my parents. And so are the kids. My dad has always been my go-to babysitter. When I was little, I had a very special relationship with my grandmother (my dad’s mom), and the kids are all super fortunate to have the same relationship with my dad. You know that movie […]
Day 13: Today Was Awesome
Today was the kind of day I envisioned when I first became a parent. It is the first day I’ve had like this in a very long time. Like maybe ever, actually. We had no meltdowns. ZERO. ZERO!!! We had a couple disagreements, but other than that, the kids were awesome. I was able to […]
Day 12: We Should Not Be Requiring Parents To Teach Their Children From Home
Yesterday our school district began distance learning. Our kids are receiving instruction via Google Classroom. And yesterday, as I helped my 9-year-old navigate GC for the first time ever, it became apparent that this is not how to handle our current situation. I appreciate the Herculean effort our administration and elementary school teachers made to […]