Key Accomplishments: Provide senior leadership in the collaborative and coordinated logistics; public relations; activities; security; medical treatment; meal preparation; facility improvements, upgrades, and maintenance; budget development and administration; scheduling; goal-setting; daily instruction, and other varied functions as the need arises for the husband/wife and children I am happily responsible for.
Stay-At-Home-Moms & Dads (SAHMs & SAHDs) have no gaps in their work experience…
My oldest daughter started kindergarten this month.
This is a whole new experience for all of us. While I'm glad to have a more consistent daily routine, I'm still not sure how I feel about her being away from us for 6 1/2+ hours each weekday.
Yes. I’m a new kindergarten mom.
A mom friend whose youngest also started kindergarten this year said she’s learned from her older children’s experiences that she should look at all of the new experiences her daughter is getting, instead of what she (the mom) may think she’s missing out on by not having her at home.
I'm thankful that my daughter loves school. She adores her teacher, is making friends, and goes to school and comes home happy each day.
But, in talking with other moms who are either new school moms like me, or they’ve already been down this road; there are a few things kindergarten parents seem to want and need from our school-based partners:
• Please remember that some parents have more than one school-aged child with emergency contact paperwork needing to be completed. Getting this in digital form with the ability to list each child on one form would be great.
• We know things are checked and re-checked before being sent home, but please help us by making sure there isn’t conflicting information on a single document, etc.; and running additional spell-checks and grammar-checks is a good idea.
• If at all possible, kindergarten parents would probably enjoy speaking with the teacher for 5 minutes by phone before Back-to-School Night. So many questions to ask about so many new things…
Meanwhile, my three year old started preschool this month. She goes two days a week for 2 1/2 hours. While I also have mixed feelings about that arrangement, I must admit I'm looking forward to grocery shopping and running other errands with just my 15 month old.
I now know what my relatives and friends with older children mean when they say they feel as if they’re always in the car taking someone to an extra-curricular activity. In addition to school, my older two are also taking ballet once a week, and the kindergartener is playing soccer one hour a week for 10 weeks.
It feels busy, but I manage to accomplish more when I'm busier. Each day goes like this:
CCRRAAAAAAAAZZYY - caaaalm - CCRRAAAAAAAAZZYY - caaaalm -CCRRAAAAAAAAZZYY - caaaalm.
Then I talk to moms with older children and realize this really is calm compared to how it's going to be in five years or more. Parents with older children always tell Bill and me, "enjoy this time, it goes by too fast."
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I believe that, so I'm working on living in the moment and just enjoying where I am and who I'm with at that moment. Speak with you again in October.
Stephanie Evans
Professional SAHM
Stephanie Evans and her husband, Bill, live in New Jersey with their three daughters who are ages five, three, and one. Stephanie has a B.S. degree in Music Education and taught Music for 11 years in the public school system. She loves children and enjoyed being a teacher, but she loves being a SAHM even more! Stephanie is a regular Contributing Writer for LifelineExtensions.blog.
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Sharon M. Biggs, M.A., is a wife, mother, and 21st Century educational leader who serves as Co-Chair & President of Lifeline Foundation, Inc. This 23-year educator is also Founder, Editor, and Chief Writer of LifelineExtensions.blog. View Sharon's other published works at http://www.examiner.com/.
Contact Sharon directly for more information: sharonbiggs@mylifelinefoundation.org
"Children are the globe's most precious commodity." (Terence H. Biggs, Jr. ~ 2009)
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LifelineExtensions.blog
Sharon M. Biggs, M.A., is a wife, mother, and 21st Century educational leader who serves as Co-Chair & President of Lifeline Foundation, Inc. This 23-year educator is also Founder, Editor, and Chief Writer of LifelineExtensions.blog. View Sharon's other published works at http://www.examiner.com/.
Contact Sharon directly for more information: sharonbiggs@mylifelinefoundation.org
"Children are the globe's most precious commodity." (Terence H. Biggs, Jr. ~ 2009)
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