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The First Day of Kindergarten (and More)

Kimberly Family September 3, 2013

We did it! The first day of kindergarten finally arrived today. I didn’t cry, though I’ll admit that when we walked onto the playground and saw all of the kids and their families gathered together to go into the school, I almost lost it. ...Read More

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Getting Ready for Kindergarten: Working Parent Challenges

Kimberly Family August 23, 2013

A colleague once told me, while I was in the midst of sharing some complaint about my kids’ former day care center, “Just wait until you get to elementary school.” A single mom juggling a full-time career and taking care of her daughter, she ...Read More

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Getting Ready for Kindergarten: The Backpack

Kimberly Family August 19, 2013

It’s really happening. My baby is going to kindergarten. In 15 days. He is excited. I am holding it together pretty well; I’m keeping the crying down to a minimum. We’ve been talking a fair amount about this transition, and my son, R, seems ...Read More

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Getting Ready for Kindergarten: Touring the Elementary School

Kimberly Family, Uncategorized June 17, 2013

Our journey toward kindergarten continues here at Red Shutters. As I’ve written about here and here, R is starting the big K in September, and we’re working to get the family ready. Last week, we took on another milestone: the tour of our elementary ...Read More

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Getting Ready for Kindergarten: Ideas for Summer

Kimberly Uncategorized June 6, 2013

Sometimes, when I think about R starting kindergarten, I feel like a bad country song: oh me, oh my, life is changing, woe is me, blah, blah blah. Other times, I’m looking forward to it—especially when I ask R how he feels about starting ...Read More

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8 Tips to Get Ready for Kindergarten

Kimberly Family May 31, 2013

R starts kindergarten in September, and we’ve already started getting ready: paperwork, assessments, and lectures about transition and logistics. Last week, I received a letter inviting us to a tour of the school–at 1 PM on a Monday, which is challenging for this working ...Read More

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