At the end of both Kindergarten and first grade, one of my twins was invited to attend the “Athletic Banquet” at his school due to his participation in the the track team. It’s a cute event: the food is pretty good and each child receives a trophy and their coach…
February brings fun holidays. In February, Valentine’s Day may bring the promise of fancy dinners and chocolate, and one can expect to be knee-deep in Mardi Gras eating/celebrating/parading if not Fat Tuesday itself. February this year has also meant an onslaught of flu virus and strep. Oh, and the…
Hint: definitely put on your own oxygen mask before helping others. My first flight with a small child that belonged to me and was my responsibility was when my oldest (now almost 9) was 18 months. Somehow I had been talked into flying from San Antonio, Texas to San Diego,…
Dear Anthony Davis: I like many people woke up on Monday morning to hear the news that your agent made a statement that you would not sign your contract in the summer to return to the New Orleans Pelicans. He stated that you wanted to be on a team that…
This week the letter and call came home from my pre-k student’s school. The one that suddenly reminds you of the world we live in today. A world where kids begin learning that danger doesn’t just come in the form of tornadoes and fires. We received the notification on our…
Full disclosure: I do not like football. I know this is heresy in south Louisiana, but it’s the truth. I think it’s boring, needlessly violent, and not particularly entertaining. I do not wear black and gold on Fridays. If I watch the Superbowl, it’s for the commercials. If the Saints…
If the giant shudder of NOPE that I had when reading about the 30 year old man whose parents had to evict him from their house was even remotely close to that of other moms, I know there is a nationwide renewal of the desire to raise adults who can…
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…
One thing that can stress a mother to no end is family pictures. From picking out the outfits to the right photographer to making sure all the kids are actually smiling it’s enough to make you want to drink a bottle of wine when it is all over with. Summer…