Montgomery Parents August 2010
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Written by DeAnne Watson, Editor
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 Wow...another summer has come and almost gone! While I won’t miss the heat, I will surely miss the fun in the sun, laid back schedules, and flexible bed times. And though I don’t necessarily look forward to checking homework and washing uniforms again, I do always feel excited about a new school year for the benefit of my children. Believe it or not, they are both ready and happy to be getting back to school--even if seeing friends is their main motivation.
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Written by Dana Moonan
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 Summer is almost at an end for most of us with school age children. These lazy, hazy summer days will soon be a distant memory. Let’s take advantage of the days left and have some fun!
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Written by Jan Udlock
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 Playing team sports is an important milestone in many kid’s lives. Team sports teach discipline, appropriate behavior in winning and losing, importance of physical exercise, self-confidence and more. Additionally, parents play an important role in the learning curve, because kids take cues from their parents on what’s appropriate behavior and what’s not. |
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Written by Superintendent Barbara Thompson
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 As an educator, I have seen crying kindergartners who don’t want to leave mom or dad on the first day of school. More often, the children are fine, and it is the parents who are ill prepared to leave their child with the teacher and end up shedding the tears. With that in mind, here are a few ways for you to help support your children (and yourself) as the we begin a new school year. |
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Written by Mike and Lisa Conn
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 Life training takes place at the family dinner table. Would you like to reconnect with your family at the dinner table? Does it feel like you’re fighting a losing battle communicating with and teaching manners to your family? Busy schedules acknowledged and aside, the fact is the family table is where many of life’s important lessons are taught, such as
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Written by Sandra Gordon
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 It’s one thing if your toddler has a kicking, screaming tantrum in the supermarket, which is actually on target developmentally, as embarrassing as it can be for you. But what if she’s still at it when she’s 3, 4 or even 5? As kids get older, we expect more from them, and rightly so. But it can be tough to know what’s OK because it’s “just a stage” and what’s no longer age-appropriate. |
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Written by Jeniffer Gregory
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 Many school day mornings, I feel like I spend most of time looking for lost socks or hunting for my keys. It sometimes seems that the main communication between me and the kids is for me to remind them to hurry up and for them to tell me that they need a form signed. By the time we head out the door for school we are often all stressed, running late and grumpy with each other. |
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Written by Danielle Ennis
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 It’s that time of the year again: Time to smell the disinfectant chemicals and latex gloves; Time to sit in a waiting room full of fussy children and hope that your child doesn’t catch anything; Time to try and convince your child that going to the doctor is a good thing. Yes, it’s time for your child’s annual physical or infant immunizations. |
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Written by John Rosemond
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Question: My husband and I have five kids ages 11, 10, 7, 5, and 22 months. I would love to keep activities to a minimum to give the kids more time to be kids, but I am finding that to be difficult. The two oldest are boys, and both are involved in scouting as well as music lessons. The girls, ages 7 and 5, are both involved in one dance class each, and the 7-year-old will start piano lessons in the fall, along with Girl Scouts once a month and a church group that meets twice a month. They all attend a charter school which does not have a bus and is 20 minutes from our house, so I feel like I am constantly dragging the baby in the car to and from school and activities.
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