by Lisa Gaché | Aug 16, 2017 | General
My two teenage girls started new public schools in the scenic Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. They are both making this transition during a phase in their academic careers when my youngest is entering her final year of middle school and her sister is...
by Lisa Gaché | Sep 3, 2015 | General
Ah, the dawn of a new school year. Kids are kicking and screaming for having to wake up early after almost three solid months of sleeping in late while parents are rejoicing that they’ll have the house back to themselves to binge watch their favorite show...
by Lisa Gaché | Sep 4, 2012 | General
On the final night of summer, parents countrywide prepared for the annual ritual of going back to school. They busily organized backpacks with new supplies, painstakingly prepared lunch boxes with the latest healthy (or not so healthy) fare, selectively laid out...
by Lisa Gaché | Aug 31, 2011 | General
The beginning of a new school year is sometimes met with bittersweet sentiment, especially for those parents with older children who are leaving the nest and going away to college for the first time. After years of preparation, test taking, filling out applications...
by Lisa Gaché | Aug 31, 2011 | General
After the Labor Day weekend, children all across the country will finally be back in school. Some parents will be jumping for joy and rushing them out of the house desperate for some peace and quiet and others will be experiencing the bittersweet emotion of separation...
