Education + School

I love books. Always have, always will. The following is by no means an exaustive list of all the books I think are necessary, (I had an awfully hard time narrowing it down to five per catergory) but ones that...

November is a time when we give thanks. It also happens to be National Adoption Month, tomorrow being actual National Adoption Day. Today I am celebrating and sharing my thanks: To my mom and dad – thank you for always being...

Having been an elementary teacher, I often get asked school related questions. One of the most frequent questions sounds something like this: How am I supposed to help my child with his math homework when I don't get it myself? Love it,...

I have a really cool job. Well, I have several really cool jobs: swing-pusher, chief-of-snuggling, lullaby-singer.... Outside of being a mama to my little men, I get to use my desire to nurture and to make this world a better...

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. In 2007, the Iowa Legislature enacted legislation, now codified as Iowa Code section 280.28, stating all school districts and accredited nonpublic schools in Iowa will have anti-harassment/anti-bullying policies in place, and will utilize...

I have struggled to find what to write this September for National Childhood Cancer Awareness month. For those who know me, that is truly unusual. Recently, a young woman in central Iowa deceived her community by portraying her preschool child as...

"So, I have some cancer." These life changing words came out of my beautiful 54-year-old mother’s mouth during a road trip to visit my brother and his family one hot August day in 2008. That exact moment will forever be...

The truth about homeschooling is this: it’s scary. Fun, exhilarating, rewarding, enlightening, yes. But scary. Every summer preceding a new homeschool year, I become fearful. How in the world am I going to do this? I fret. Each year as...

Do you have everything ready for school to begin? Pencils, Paper, Lunch Box, Tissues, Dance Classes. Wait, what was that last one? Dance Classes? That's right: Dance class is an essential for back-to-school. There is something for everyone at Grace Ballet and...

It's that time of year to start thinking about going back to school. Those thoughts always come with both excitement and dread from parents and kids alike. Here at Des Moines Moms Blog, we want to equip you parents out there with...