Millions of children across the United States are stepping into kindergarten for the first time. My son is one of them. It's emotional for any parent — watching your child take those steps into the ...

A tearful mom who dropped off her kids at kindergarten received the best encouragement from a teacher. “She was so warm and welcoming,” Tavia Wade, a mother of three in Utah, tells TODAY.com. Wade ...

Anxiety, making new friends, learning to share: These 12 titles will prepare young readers for whatever their first day of school may have in store. By Travis Jonker Travis Jonker is a children’s book ...

Fond du Lac residents shared their first-day-of-school photos with the Fond du Lac Reporter, spanning different decades and even countries. Sister Stella Storch's 1950 photo from Germany shows her ...

Growing up, my mom and dad read me a picture book the night before I started each new school year. When bedtime came, I would curl up in bed next to my parents—and my dog—and listen intently as they ...

Parents are the witnesses to many milestones that their kids achieve throughout their lifetime. They’re there for first steps and first words, cheering all the way. They slip lost teeth out from under ...