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Is Preschool a Waste of Money?

The preschool rat race used to be limited to upper-class residents of major cities, but it’s slowly spreading across the country, according to Melinda Wenner Moyer in an article on Slate.com. Parents are obsessively researching options, waiting in hours-long admissions lines, and even subjecting 3-year-olds to admissions tests. Of course, parents who are willing to [...]

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Preschool for a Lil’ Cowboy

It’s been a full month since Lil’ CB started preschool. And with four weeks under my little cowboy’s belt, I thought I’d give an update on how things have been going. I’ll let Lil’ CB speak for himself first. Tell us how you really feel about school, Lil’ CB.

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Preschool Update

So… remember my post about how well it went the first day of Preschool?  Well, I wish I could say its been smooth sailing since, but it hasn’t.  She was great the first two days and shed no tears, so my fear that the first day might’ve been a fluke seemed unfounded.  Then the third day rolled around, and [...]

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First Day of Preschool

I sent my firstborn to preschool this week, and the whole experience was much more painless than I expected.  I was anticipating some clinginess and a whole lot of tears, but she proved me wrong and I got none of that!  I completely underestimated my daughter. I woke up at the crack of dawn to [...]

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Deciding on a Preschool

My not-so-little baby will be entering preschool in just 15 days, but hey… who’s counting?  (Me!)  She will be one day short of 20-months, and I am feeling a flurry of emotions – excitement, anxiousness, nervousness, sadness.  In a previous post, I mentioned that my daughter has always been very cautious and shy around new [...]

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20 Questions to ask when Interviewing a Preschool

Through my hunt for a preschool, I came up with some essential questions I made sure to ask when touring each school.  I don’t want to be “that” parent, but I want to know what I’m investing my hard earned money into!

i think we’re ready

Our summer is quickly winding down. We’re already halfway through my last week of summer break, and I can count on one hand the number of remaining days until I return to work. We’ve had a magical summer that has been full of fun and laughter. We managed to check off a lot of items [...]

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