Each year for our birthdays, my siblings and I were very disappointed to receive a card and an orange piece of paper from my grandparents. We would hand the orange piece of paper over to my dad, never to be seen again and it didn’t feel like much of a…
Several of us at Northshore Parent have children starting Kindergarten this year. To get prepared, we asked veteran school teacher Sue Morgan to tell us what parents can do to help their kids be successful in school. Her answers may surprise you! —————————————————- These are some tips for the beginning…
Nobody likes that dreadful “B” word: budget. It’s no fun, and needing one can imply carelessness and irresponsibility. We’re adults so we’re obviously responsible, right? Well, friends, I’ll confess that I am a shopaholic. We have a space issue where we live and on more than one occasion, I have…
Choosing a daycare or preschool for your child can be one of the most stressful decisions a parent makes. Leaving your child when they are very young is always difficult and it can be even harder when you are leaving them for long stretches with someone who is basically a…
Over the Christmas holidays I saw several friends receive blanket scarfs as gifts. I also saw a lot of the same friends confused and not sure where to start with wearing them. I did a quick picture tutorial on how to tie and wear a blanket scarf. Follow along with…
The summer is drawing to an end and everyone is setting their sights on the end of the heat, football and fall leaves in the trees…and the start of a new school year! When I start working with an organizing client in our initial meeting I talk to them about…
May 8-14, 2016 is Food Allergy Awareness Week Did you know that 1 in 13 children have a food allergy? That means in an average sized class, there will be 2 children with food allergies. The 8 most common allergens are milk, eggs, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish, tree nuts and…
Where Can You See the Space Station? This week we have a fun opportunity to catch the International Space Station as it orbits earth. While the space station passes frequently, it can only be seen overhead at certain times of the year–when the space station reflects light as it travels…
Are you familiar with the term “summer slide.” If not, let me fill you in: kids lose skills over the summer. They lose months of math and also slip in reading skills. the challenge for parents, of course, is to find a place for kids to be cared for over…
This post is brought to you by our sponsors, Fundamentals of Mandeville. Most parents want their children to attend preschool, but for some finances make it impossible. Head Start is a possibility, but there’s another program available in our area that many people don’t know about–NSECD. The government estimates that…