As a mom of two new kindergarteners, I’m quickly realizing one thing: Back-to-school season is not for the faint of heart. Walking your kids through multiple transitions is just not that easy.

She told her little girl she’d been named the class “gate leader,” a made-up role that immediately turned tears into excitement In an interview with PEOPLE, Lauren shares how the simple idea changed ...

Oh, no. You’re upset and you think you might cry. But you’re at school – there is no way you can cry in front of your classmates. Relax. Turning on the water works at school isn’t as big of a deal as ...

Every morning had become a heartbreak. For days, Lauren Baltazar’s daughter would burst into tears before school, clinging to her mom’s leg and begging not to go — an all-too-familiar scene for ...