by April Allman | Sep 1, 2017 | Today's Family Now
By Megan Seckman Director Kristina Davis Christensen, who has worked as a special needs coordinator and parent volunteer over her 15 years at Friends School, sat down to tell me about her students’ skills. At the core of the school’s mission are these values, which...
by April Allman | Sep 1, 2017 | Today's Family Now
By Megan Seckman Here are five skills from West End School you can apply to your own kids at home.Table Manners. Each boy is required to put a napkin on his lap, properly use a knife and fork, keep elbows off the table, and sit up straight. If a woman enters, all boys...
by April Allman | Sep 1, 2017 | Today's Family Now
By Megan S. Willman Louisville Classical Academy offers these five things you can apply with your own kids.Encourage them to take a risk. Try something new or delve deeply into something you love. Do it for the joy of doing it. Recent graduate Ruthie Drowin, says...
by April Allman | Sep 1, 2017 | Today's Family Now
By Megan S. Willman Here a few tips from St. Francis School that you can use to help your kids become better in every way.Take time for play in nature. “The power of play is tremendous. Children need to be allowed to be children, and play is much more than a way...
by April Allman | Aug 26, 2017 | Today's Family Now
Let me begin by saying that I quit working after I had my first child in 2004 and still haven’t gone back to work full-time. I have three part-time jobs that give me the flexibility to be with my children most of the time. Given this, you might expect me to be 100...
by April Allman | Aug 25, 2017 | Today's Family Now, Today's Woman Now
By Kaitlyn English You don’t want to read the list of things I’ve done in the past week. It would take me too long to remember, you’d end up bored, and I’m fairly certain that nesting is a very real super-power. Let’s just say I’ve...
