Oak Park Neighborhood School

05/05/2022

Thank you amazing parents for a wonderful breakfast and teacher appreciation gifts!!

02/11/2022

Busy Friday Fun

08/18/2020

12/03/2019

Great article on providing a nurturing, respectful environment for producing capable, confident, joyful children.

In recent weeks, several readers have asked me to write a post they can share with family and friends to explain Magda Gerber’s RIE basics. Admittedly, “simple” and “succinct” aren’t my specialty, evidenced by the hundreds of 1000+ word blog posts I’ve written, all conceived to be unde...

11/19/2019

It is so sad that mom guilt is real, whether you are working outside the home or inside the home. We all need to support one another and embrace that we are all doing the best we can to raise competent, capable, kind citizens.

"As a stay at home mom, I am lonely, anxious, and well…bored. The daily anxiety of needing to do more, contribute more, and feel important fills my mind."

09/05/2019

This is a great interview and so freeing for parents.

You don’t have to play with your kids if you don’t feel like it. That could be David Lancy’s most calming – and most controversial -- advice. Lancy is a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the Utah State University and author of several books on children and childrearing, including “The ...

01/23/2019

Master Ryan from All Star Martial Arts & OPNS karate stars!

01/23/2019

Master Ryan from All Star Martial Arts & OPNS karate stars.

01/10/2019

Great article about toddler development and so accurate.

Their little toddler brains just can't handle the truth.