In a couple of weeks my five-year-old will graduate from preschool in a ceremony held at a little church in our community, the same place her big sister’s preschool graduation was held. The kids... Read more >>

Week One Monday: Although I cried every time I looked at Libbie last night, I managed to make it through the day without crying at all. I guess I was more excited to be back at work than I thought I... Read more >>

If you are looking for a daycare then these are things you should look for. One would be to ask what kind of degrees the teachers need to obtain a job in the childcare field. Second, look at all the... Read more >>

My mother-in-law is upstairs cooing at our six-week-old daughter, Rebekah. It’s Friday and the last day I have free before returning to work on Monday. My intent for maternity leave (get ready... Read more >>

Mother’s day always makes me contemplate the effect I had on my children when they were young. Always something that’s easier to do when they are grown, I guess. I always have the same... Read more >>

For the entirety of elementary school, I spent my late afternoons at day care, much to my chagrin. My friends could walk or ride their bikes home from school, but my parents deemed these practices far... Read more >>

We had a kid over to play the other day, one I’ve “affectionately” begun referring to as The Tattler. To myself, anyway. “Um, Miss Lindsay,” he called to me urgently... Read more >>

Today, after my two-and-a-half-year-old whined and cried all day over everything and my seventh-month-old would not quiet or nap for a moment to let me catch my breath, I called my husband and told... Read more >>

I’ve been working in childcare since 1985. I’ve got some ideas for you to keep your child and provider happy. Arrive near the time that you say you will. If not, call. Most... Read more >>

A stunning new paper (published online in the journal Pediatrics) focuses on a troubling trend— many toddlers in child care (preschool, nursery school, other organized child care) devote very... Read more >>