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How to be the Perfect Mother

Hello readers of ModernMom! I’m the new mom blogger on the block, and it is a huge privilege for me to add my name to the list of truly accomplished women who write for this site. But first, I have a confession: I’m not really an expert. I just play one on TV — or on my webcam. When I began my motherhood journey in April of 2010, I became so overwhelmed with the advice, the books, the experts, the advocates, and the mom bullies who insist that there is a “perfect” way to parent.

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End of the School Year

At the end of each school year, I prepare for next year. How can you prepare for the next year? First, at every (annual) IEP, we make sure to keep ESY (Extended School Year) written into our child’s IEP. ESY is summer school. Not your traditional summer school, though. It is not “punishment” for missing too many school year classes or for failing a class or two.