Kindergarten

My love-hate relationship with full-day kindergarten

My love-hate relationship with full-day kindergarten

The demands of full-day kindergarten leaves one mom questioning whether or not to pull her child from the program.

Jennifer Pinarski

BC families: Education boosters and activities for your kids

BC families: Education boosters and activities for your kids

For BC families struggling to cope with the teachers strike, here are some activities to keep your kids busy.

Tina Barkley

Special needs: My daughter's first school bus ride

Special needs: My daughter's first school bus ride

When it comes to parenting a special-needs child, sometimes even the tiniest milestones are the most significant.

Anchel Krishna

BC teachers strike: How families are suffering

BC teachers strike: How families are suffering

As kids in other provinces prepare for back-to-school, families in BC struggle to cope with the ongoing teachers strike.

Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit

Full-day kindergarten: Will my December baby be OK?

Full-day kindergarten: Will my December baby be OK?

Are you feeling anxious that your child will be the littlest in their kindergarten class?

Tammy Sutherland

Kindergarten graduation: Celebrating an important milestone

Kindergarten graduation: Celebrating an important milestone

Kindergarten graduation is an exciting milestone for preschoolers—so why not celebrate?

Tracy Chappell

Why we should still celebrate kindergarten graduation

Why we should still celebrate kindergarten graduation

With the anti-coddling movement well underway, families should get together to celebrate a child's early milestones—like kindergarten graduation.

Rebecca Cuneo Keenan

Getting kids organized: 8 lessons from the classroom

Getting kids organized: 8 lessons from the classroom

How do teachers do it? There's a lot we can learn from the classroom, especially when it comes to getting kids organized—and staying sane.

Clare Kumar

Full-day kindergarten: Too soon for my toddler?

Full-day kindergarten: Too soon for my toddler?

Lisa van de Geyn's a little excited (and a lot nauseous) as she prepares to sign her youngest up for junior kindergarten.

Lisa van de Geyn

Kindergarten: How to handle first day jitters

Kindergarten: How to handle first day jitters

How to handle first day jitters on your child's first day of kindergarten.

Lisa van de Geyn

I was so wrong about junior kindergarten

I was so wrong about junior kindergarten

"When I signed Addy up for junior kindergarten, I had mixed feelings. Well, more skeptical than mixed. But I was wrong."

Lisa van de Geyn

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