Education + School

It’s August and that means most of us are gearing up for back to school season. Meet the teacher night, back to school shopping, and the ever important first day of school front porch pictures. But what if your child...

We're honored to feature UnityPoint Clinic. The compassionate, coordinated, patient-focused care provided by their teams and staff is remarkable and we are grateful for everything they are doing for our community families on a daily basis. About UnityPoint UnityPoint Clinic is a...

This post is part 5 of 5 in the Back-to-School 2015 series. To My Child's Teacher, I see you. Smiling. Laughing. Clutching your coffee. I see your desk piled with papers. I see your bag filled with books. I see your eyes. Scanning, assessing, always...

I’ve fallen down a parenting rabbit hole. No, that’s not true. I’ve voluntarily jumped headfirst down this particular rabbit hole, with only a vague understanding of the shadowy end I’m hoping to find: the perfect kindergarten. Our son doesn’t...

A year ago I would never have imagined I’d be unschooling my three children. I was content with the public school system and the accredited preschool my children attended. I was looking forward to 2021, when all of my...

Teacher Appreciation Week Starts May 5th! Having had my own classroom, I feel I can let you in on a little secret about teachers: they are JUST like moms and dads. Teachers work hard and worry harder. Their hours are...

It’s like being caught in the middle of an F5 tornado for years and years, swirling around so fast sometimes you can’t catch your breath. There are times when your head hangs low into the toilet as you heave and...

Dear Teachers, I appreciate you. You often go unthanked. So, today let me express to you how much you mean to me. When my children wake up grumpy because I let them stay up too late the night before, I get...

One of my favorite ways to connect with children, open up conversations, and learn new things together is through reading. When I struggle to find words to explain something, I often turn to books. While my kids love superhero...

Des Moines Moms Blog is honored to feature a guest post from Sarah Morris Fleming, LICSW today: One of the things I educate people the most about as a therapist is the reason for emotions.  The majority of people I...