I’m So Anxious To Send My Kid To School In America

This is the fear we all live with.

Aug. 15, 2024 Helena Lopes / 500px/500px/Getty Images Hard Realities I'm So Anxious To Send My Kid To School In America This year, Katie McPherson's 3-year-old son starts at a school for pre-K through 8th grade students. That's a big step, and means a lot of changes. Sadly, it means McPherson is, for the first time, confronting an ugly reality of parenting in America: "I'm grappling with the fear and anxiety I know parents have been living with for years: what if there's a shooting at my kid's school?" — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor Read More ⮕ Latest Scary Mommy juicy 'I Resent My Husband Getting A Promotion' In the latest Confessions roundup, 15 parents vent about raising tweens, wanting to get divorced, not having enough sex, and more. Read More. Marco Prosch/Getty Images News/Getty Images EYEROLL Texas School Bans All-Black Clothing Because It's "Associated With Depression" The new dress code forbids "black tops with black bottoms." Read More. why though? This Mom Was Shocked To Learn Her Son Watched The "Skibidi Toilet" Video In Preschool Class "I'm so concerned as to how he's watching that at preschool." Read More. Featured Lisa5201/E+/Getty Images IDK, My BFF Jill? How Involved Should You Be In Your Child's Friendships? "One thing I was fully not prepared for when I became a mom is how much I would worry about my kids' friendships," writes Samantha Darby. "Even when they're tiny little potatoes rolling around on a blanket during a playdate, you worry about it. You invest time and energy into making connections for them, putting them in preschool so they can 'be socialized,' encouraging them to say hi to other kids at the park and to share their toys." So how much should we be involved? She gets into it with an expert. Read More ⮕ What Else We're Reading ⮕ The Parents Who Refuse To Track Their Kids ⮕ The 'Sex And The City' Creator Didn't Want Carrie & Big To End Up Together ⮕ What Teens Really Mean When They Say They're Gardening

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