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Lunch shaming and teacher gifts – it’s the end of the school year!

May 30, 2019 By Amy Oztan Leave a Comment

Late spring means the end of the school year-at least in the northeast. That means it's time for school concerts, graduation ceremonies, and teacher appreciation gifts. What should you give? Should you give alone or with the class? Are personalized gifts a good idea? On the latest episode of the Parenting Bytes podcast we tackle this hot topic, plus some ridiculous stories about kids being shamed in school because they can't pay for things like lunch and school carnivals. #podcasts #teachergifts

Late spring means the end of the school year—at least in the northeast! That means it’s time for school concerts, graduation ceremonies, and teacher gifts. What should you give? And should you give alone or with the class? We tackle this hot topic, plus some ridiculous stories about kids being shamed in school because they…

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Parenting Bytes, podcast, school

Thoughtful Holiday Gifts For Teachers

December 20, 2016 By Amy Oztan Leave a Comment

A couple weeks ago I reached out to friends on Facebook to help me with a podcast segment about holiday gifts for teachers. Man did they come through with tons of suggestions! I wasn’t able to use them all in the podcast so I wanted to put more of them here. Most private schools seem…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Christmas, gifts, Holidays, school, teachers

Back-To-School Time Is Back-To-Germ Time

August 25, 2016 By Amy Oztan Leave a Comment

This post is sponsored by Lysol My kids go back to school in a couple of weeks. They’re going back to middle and high school, so we’re past the really sick years, but I can remember when our son first started preschool. We were all sick all the time, it seemed, for a few years….

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: germs, health, Kids, school, sick, Sponsored Posts, yuck

How Free Play Changes Kids’ Brains

August 22, 2014 By Amy Oztan Leave a Comment

[The following post is sponsored by Playworld Systems.] I really loved writing about the benefits of free play last month. Playworld Systems makes the kind of playground equipment that helps free play thrive, letting kids take risks and figuring things out for themselves. When they pointed me in the direction of this NPR piece on…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Kids, play, school, Sponsored Posts

A Tale Of Two Kids (and a great recipe)

September 9, 2013 By Amy Oztan Leave a Comment

My kids could not approach the first day of school more differently if they tried. Fiona has been counting down. Yesterday she grabbed her school supply list and all of the stuff I’d gotten on Amazon (no waiting on a 100-person line at Staples this year!) and got to work organizing and bagging it up….

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Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Food, Kids, Kids, recipe, school

Dear parents: It’s not All About Your Kid. Sincerely, The Rest of the World

June 12, 2012 By Amy Oztan 6 Comments

I got home about an hour ago from my kids’ dance festival, a great annual school event where every single class gathers in the schoolyard and every kid performs. It’s a fantastic idea. But there seemed to be an unusually high number of people today who decided that it was OK to simply stand in…

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Filed Under: Amy's Blog Tagged With: behavior, school

Middle School: taking a chance

May 24, 2012 By Amy Oztan 19 Comments

It’s middle school selection time in NYC, and with our oldest being in 5th grade this is our first time going through the process. Without going into too many specifics, it’s looking like our choice will come down to two public schools, which couldn’t be more different: Giant & Established vs. Tiny & Brand Spanking…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Around NYC, Kids, NYC, school

Do we expect too little of our children?

November 4, 2011 By Amy Oztan 10 Comments

On the days when Jake (10) and Fiona (7) get out of school at the same time, Jake is supposed to bring Fiona home. This just makes sense to me. There’s absolutely no reason for me to walk to the school and get Fiona when her brother is already there. This routine went fine until…

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Kids, Kids, responsiblity, school

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Amy Oztan, blogger at AmyEverAfter.com

Amy is a blogger, podcaster, freelance writer, baker, and singer living in Brooklyn.[Read more…]

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