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Getting Ready for Kindergarten: Touring the Elementary School

Kimberly Family, Uncategorized June 17, 2013

Our journey toward kindergarten continues here at Red Shutters. As I’ve written about here and here, R is starting the big K in September, and we’re working to get the family ready. Last week, we took on another milestone: the tour of our elementary ...Read More

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Getting Ready for Kindergarten: Ideas for Summer

Kimberly Uncategorized June 6, 2013

Sometimes, when I think about R starting kindergarten, I feel like a bad country song: oh me, oh my, life is changing, woe is me, blah, blah blah. Other times, I’m looking forward to it—especially when I ask R how he feels about starting ...Read More

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8 Tips to Get Ready for Kindergarten

Kimberly Family May 31, 2013

R starts kindergarten in September, and we’ve already started getting ready: paperwork, assessments, and lectures about transition and logistics. Last week, I received a letter inviting us to a tour of the school–at 1 PM on a Monday, which is challenging for this working ...Read More

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5 Things to Do with Kids in Salt Lake City, Utah

Kimberly Family April 22, 2013

Editor’s note: Out of sensitivity to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, I limited Red Shutters posts last week, including this one. It seemed wrong to write about anything other than the bombings. I also just couldn’t focus enough to complete any in-progress ...Read More

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The Berenstain Bears Can Solve Everything

Kimberly Family February 12, 2013

Recently, I was meeting with a colleague to discuss a challenging interpersonal situation she was having. I was trying to offer advice and perhaps even find a solution for the problem, but to do so, I needed more detail. My colleague was reluctant, however, ...Read More

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Advice for New Parents: My Top 5

Kimberly Uncategorized May 1, 2012

Three people I know recently had babies–congratulations to the new Mamas!–and it got me thinking about my days with newborns. My “babies” are now almost 3 and almost 5 (that’s them in the photo at the reservoir near our house), and so much of ...Read More

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