Whether this is your first year sending kids off to school or you’ve been doing it for many years, there are a LOT of details to keep in mind when it comes to getting them ready!
There’s nothing I love more than a completed checklist, so I made this handy printable list to keep my family’s back-to-school details straight! I’d love to share it with you in the hope that it will help YOU this season as well.
This information is provided by the Postpartum Mental Health Workshop held in Monticello, MN on August 19 and 26, 2019. Click HERE for more information and to secure tickets.
Did you know that 1 in 5 moms will experience a postpartum mood disorder? That means, if you know four other moms, one of you most likely has been through or is currently experiencing postpartum depression, anxiety, or psychosis. Postpartum mental health impacts ALL of us, and it’s not talked about enough.
The following info and list of local mental health resources are provided by my dear friend, Ashley—an Otsego mom who dealt with postpartum depression and suicidal thoughts after the birth of her daughter. Ashley is a speaker at the Postpartum Mental Health Workshop coming up later this month. She also writes about imperfect motherhood and mental health on her blog, Everybody’s Fed, Nobody’s Dead.
The other day some friends and I were talking about warm-weather activities for our kids, when one of them asked, “Am I the only one who’s feeling totally overwhelmed by how many things there are to do this summer?”
She wasn’t. I’ve definitely felt overwhelmed with all the options for entertaining and enriching our kids during the summer, especially as I worked on putting together the summer events calendars. There are a lot of options for activities, and it’s easy to feel like you’re supposed to do it all!
You’ve probably heard of families creating a “Summer Bucket List,” a list of things to do before summer kicks the proverbial bucket and the kids return to school. Maybe your family has even made its own summer bucket list before…