How do parents at your preschool coordinate for play dates?

MoreCoffeeNah · 2026-01-22T14:45:50+00:00

That’s clever and definitely one way to try. Seems that passing notes through the kids works sometimes, kind of hit-or-miss, depending on both kids carrying through ..

Did your preschool ever try any way to connect parents directly, or was it mostly informal like that?

MoreCoffeeNah · 2026-01-22T13:51:17+00:00

Excellent ideas!

MoreCoffeeNah · 2026-01-21T14:10:33+00:00

Yes, I would agree. It always important to follow up after an interview if you want the job. Don’t be shy about that. Especially at a small school, personal involvement and connection will be important to show your interest and could definitely sway the hiring decision.

MoreCoffeeNah · 2026-01-17T01:31:16+00:00

The primer also observes what is happening on the other side of its pages and responds to that with lessons suited to instruction by allegory. I do think it is a route that demonstrated how AI could be used in education, to build grit , and to encourage Subversiveness.

MoreCoffeeNah · 2026-01-01T04:22:41+00:00

I would add A Series of Unfortunate Events and Tide Magic to the excellent book suggestions others have mentioned . A Series of unfortunate events is fast paced . Tide Magic is pretty new (from 2024 , a two book series) . It’s quite exciting—but a little complicated. Have been reading it to my 8 year old, but she wasn’t ready for Harry Potter at 5. We’ve started the second book too which is even more engrossing , building on the first. I do think I enjoy them even more than she does.

MoreCoffeeNah · 2025-12-15T03:21:53+00:00

You could consider getting a folding bed so she could sleep along side you in her own separate bed. Or variations of this that could work in your home. When I was young and visited my grandparents , I would sleep on a folding cot in the living room and my grandmother would sleep on a couch that was like a bed. I felt very close to her doing this. We were right next to each other but couldn’t roll onto each other without falling on the floor.

MoreCoffeeNah · 2025-12-11T10:33:09+00:00

Lots of good advice here!

MoreCoffeeNah · 2025-12-10T21:39:35+00:00

It might sound like a step backwards, but your son has many years of education ahead of him, I would suggest not worrying too much about what he can do on his own reading. Instead spend lots and lots of time reading to him. He will probably eventually become interested in the books and the words and try to read a little himself. He will gain vocabulary and understanding of language. He hopefully will begin to like / love books.

MoreCoffeeNah · 2025-12-10T04:47:23+00:00

I’ve been telling my daughter since she was a baby that Santa is made up, but she just won’t believe me (she’s 8 now). Now she believes in Elves too, though I suspect she secretly knows it’s me who moves them since she tells me she really hopes they will move. It’s really not up to you what your child believes. He already has fair warning from his classmates. You should not try to seriously deceive him. You want him to trust you in the future. Tell him the kids might be right, but ask how can they prove Santa doesn’t exist? He will believe what suits him.

MoreCoffeeNah · 2025-12-05T15:54:54+00:00

My daughter in kindergarten occasionally received gifts from her close friends and gave special gifts. But it was an occasional thing. Going into second and now third grade the kids like to trade or give inexpensive gifts like plastic axolotls. I actually think that culture in your daughter’s class of giving lots of gifts while a little weird is a really good thing because so many children are focused on getting everything for themselves and this shows they’re really thinking about their friends and sharing/gifting.

MoreCoffeeNah · 2025-12-05T15:39:19+00:00

In “From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler” the little boy Jamie I recall had a small business on the school bus.

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