DFW Mama

  If you are the parent of a student in the 9th grade or younger, or even if your kids haven’t started school yet, you are probably wondering: What is the STARR Test? It has been in the news and much debated for the past few years, but the details are confusingly vague. Here is [...]

Watch out, parents of high school kids, TAKS is coming!  Next week is the high stakes, or exit level, testing for Texas high school juniors.  For some, this week is the beginning of their struggle to graduate. For many students who are barely making it through their classes, TAKS is an obstacle that must be [...]

The first week of school is difficult for students, and for their parents. We have all been there, and some of us experienced that anxiety for the first time this year. What you may not realize it that the beginning of the year is also difficult for your child’s teacher. This is an inside scoop [...]

School begins soon, and I somehow managed to have all three of my children starting new schools this year. My twins are beginning a new preschool program set within an elementary school, and my 7 year old is moving over to a Magnet school.  When he started Kindergarten, the teacher asked us to write her [...]

It’s that time! Report cards are home and we have all gotten the letter or email from teachers reminding us not to let our school-age kids slip too much on their skills during the summer. My son has brought home TAKS workbooks for two years now, with the encouragement that he finish them for practice [...]

This week starts the high stakes, or exit level, testing for Texas high school juniors.  For some, this week is the beginning of their struggle to graduate. For many students who are barely making it through their classes, TAKS is an obstacle that must be overcome. It is their mountain to climb so to speak. [...]

This April, be a part of an exciting fundraiser brought to you by Calming Hugs and Speech TX to support the National Autism Association- North Texas Chapter in honor of Autism Awareness Month! Calming Hugs has created a beautiful t-shirt with a “bling” puzzle piece in the center. You may recognize that the puzzle piece [...]

It must be a duck, right?  Not necessarily so. The mention of ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, with regard to my older son first came up when he was in kindergarten.  About halfway through the school year, his teacher mentioned that where she was seeing the other children improving in certain areas and advancing, [...]

As parents, we are automatically programmed to worry about the safety of our children. If there is one program I can HIGHLY recommend you attend, it is this one called, What Every Parent Needs to Know with Jeff McKissach of Defense by Design. Mr. McKissach is a member of the North Texas Crime Commission with 23 years experience teaching [...]

The National Autism Association of NorthTexas (NAA-NT) has 2 fundraisers lined up for March! Consider dining at one (or both) of the restaurants below that will give a percentage of their proceeds to NAA-NT. Plus, who wouldn’t love a night (or two) off from cooking?  Dine-in or carry out to raise money for autism! On March 7th, from 11am-9pm at BJ’s [...]