Lisa Endlich's Blog, page 183
July 28, 2020
I Need to Know, Do the Scary Parenting Moments End?
I thought that handing over my firstborn infant to a babysitter the very first time was rather scary. I thought that leaving my five-year-old child in a Kindergarten classroom that first day of school was a little scary. I thought that moving to a new state and watching my daughter start another elementary school where…
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Note from the Principal: This Fall Your Classroom Will be Equipped with a Lion
Dear Garfield Middle School Teachers, As we prepare for the start of our school year, I wanted to alert you to a recent addition to your classroom learning environment. As per the order of the State Department of Education, each classroom will now be equipped with a lion. The following information is designed to help…
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This Is How I Got My Teens To Do Things With Me Again
I had three kids in three years and they are all very different. But, there’s one thing between them that stayed true across the board: as soon as they turned twelve they no longer wanted to do anything with me, their mom. Our fun pizza dates turned into me asking them to come get pizza…
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I Miss Hugging My Friends and Other People I Love
I’ve been half joking with friends trying to come up with a new appropriate greeting for that awkward moment when we first see each other (outside/six feet apart) and can’t hug in this new age of social distancing. The elbow bump was big for a while and so too the wave. I toyed around with…
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July 27, 2020
Pediatrician Goes Viral With Her “Back to School” Advice
We need more voices like that of Dr. Hope Seidel who is a pediatrician in Cary, North Carolina. She recently posted a video on her practice’s Facebook page in which she says that for the last few weeks she and her partners have been getting one question repeatedly from parents. And that question is if…
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July 25, 2020
Ten Pro Tips for Your Teen’s College Move-In Day, From a BTDT Mom
As everyone is preparing for move-in, here are the best tips and tricks I have picked up from others and have used myself, too. Drop off will be very different at some schools this this year but this advice should still help you and your teen on the big day. Ten tips for a smooth…
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When School Is Online: How to Help Your Teen do Their Best Work
The abrupt change from the classroom to the virtual classroom last spring was hard on everyone. Students were unprepared to learn online and teachers had no time to ready their lessons for this format. But we’ve all had three months to prepare for online learning classrooms arriving this fall and plenty of time to gather…
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What to Pack in a College “Go Bag” in Case Your Student Needs to Quarantine
One new item that has popped up on back to school shopping lists for 2020 is a “Go Bag” for college students in case they are asked to quarantine. Here are essentials (and a few extras) that can be packed in a small bag, ready to grab in case your teen might need it. Gather…
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July 20, 2020
This Video Went Viral and We Understand Exactly Why
We are all so tortured by the question of what to do with our kids for the next academic year, the grade school parents, the high school parents, the college parents. ALL. OF. US. The news makes your head spin, and not in a good way. There is so little we know for certain, actually…
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Stop Yelling At The Teens, Just STOP
Teens are just doing their jobs. Whether it is making sub sandwiches, scooping ice cream or serving coffee, it’s a summer job to earn funds for their education. And yet, with local rules around mask wearing our teens are being verbally and even physically assaulted by those who do not want to follow store policies…
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