Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and as difficult as that. ~Michael Leunig The first few weeks of every new school year is always back-to-the basics, for parents and kids. The kids are getting acclimated to their new teachers, the new constellation of children in their classes, new rules, new schedules, etc.. Parents need to re-establish their routines: wake up time, multiple breakfasts, transport to school, dealing with the cluster fuck of after school schedules and pick ups and pressured dinners and homework … [Read more...]
A Fine Line Between Letting Go and Moving On
September 13, 2011 By 1 Comment
"All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on." -Havelock Ellis I usually get very excited drumming up new posts ideas for this blog. No post is ever really planned, I try to let the ideas come organically. This past weekend, with the anniversary of 9/11 upon us, my focus and energy were not on MyJudytheFoodie and cooking and reminiscing about Mom and my childhood and the trials and tribulations of being a parent. The sadness born from that horrible morning ten years earlier extinguished the beautiful … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Family Meal Prep
September 9, 2011 By 10 Comments
As a child my family's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it. ~Buddy Hackett It’s safe to say that the by-product of the back-to-school rush is a frenetic household environment. Until a sense of routine is established, everything seems a little bit undone. New start to the school day, different bus pick up times, later school days, after school, religious school, increase in homework – all of these factors exacerbate the pace of the day and usually what tends to suffer most is dinner time. For me, after a long harried day at … [Read more...]
Combating Your (Kids’) Jitters
September 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. ~Albert Einstein After much anticipation, school is finally starting. It couldn’t come at a better time. The kids have spent almost every day together the past two weeks. They need separation. They need structure. They need school. I need separation. Isn’t it interesting how kids deal with anxiety? Emotionally, my kids are split down the middle. My son tends to err on the unflappable end of the spectrum (like my husband). Conversely, my daughter’s … [Read more...]
