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Jun 06 2023

Long-Distance Moving with Kids

Long-Distance Moving with Kids

My world feels a bit upside down.  Or at least sideways.  I am part of the “sandwich generation,” trying to balance raising my family while caring for aging parents.  My mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s a few years ago. In the next month, we will be moving halfway across the country to be closer to my parents.

Our family has had many conversations about the move, as we process the pros and cons of starting a new life in the Midwest. While my kids are excited about the big move, each of them has unique concerns.

Getting a Job

My oldest is excited to move close to family and already has a new job lined up.  As the most extroverted of my children, his apprehensions about the move surround leaving close friends behind. It is important to help him to find ways to stay connected with old friends while he makes new ones in the coming months.  We toured his new school on a recent trip to our new state, which helped him get excited about new opportunities and friendships. [Read more…]

Jo Baldwin

Jo Baldwin first considered teaching as a career in seventh grade after helping a cousin survive summer school homework.  Jo’s high school English teacher also inspired her love of teaching and continues to be one of her mentors to this day.  After graduating with a B.A. in English and a secondary teaching credential from Northern Illinois University, she moved to California and taught in a private secondary school and then a public middle school.  Jo now spends her time homeschooling two of her children, chasing animals on her hobby farm, and writing children’s literature.  She loves to travel and explore wherever life takes her, wander through used bookstores, drink strong coffee with plenty of cream, and use newly sharpened pencils.  She agrees with William Butler Yeats’ viewpoint on learning: “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”

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Written by Jo Baldwin · Categorized: Elementary School Parenting, Parenting Adolescents, Secondary School Parenting, Special Needs Parenting · Tagged: #parenting teens, family values, long-distance move, moving with kids, new school year, Parent Decisions, Special Needs Parenting, teachable moments

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