Connecting with your Child through Creative Exploration and Play
I have to say it. I hate (pre-)school crafts. Do a quick search on Pinterest or visit a pre-school, school or local children’s program and chances are you’ll be inundated with handprint turkeys for Thanksgiving or cotton ball bunnies for Easter. I cannot for the life of me think of any way this could be …
I have this very distinct memory of my first year teaching kindergarten. I had a lovely little JK girl in my class. We’ll call her Sarah. Sarah was an amazing kid: independent, intelligent, friendly, and attentive. About 6 weeks into the school year, Sarah’s mom called me and, in a somewhat accusatory manner, demanded to …
I’d be lying if I said today was a great day. It started much too early (4am, but that’s a whole other story) and I found it hard to shake the groggy, sleepy, and quite frankly, grumpy feeling. I had to work in the afternoon. It was so incredibly hot and I felt …
Hello and welcome:) I’m Katherine. I have many roles including teacher, partner, sister, daughter, aunt, friend. But the most important one, to me, is that of Mommy. It’s the one I longed for my whole life and the one I cherish the most. Well most of the time, haha. This blog was born out of …
I stumbled upon this piece I wrote in February 2015, after losing our baby and felt compelled to finally share it. Miscarriage is one of those things we don’t talk about. We keep pregnancies secret for months, and weep silent tears when we experience a loss. Of course, I knew some women who …