Back to School
Advice on schools, including how to be organized, communicate with teachers, handle school-related stresses, plan after-school child care and have a successful year.
Your kids don't want to do homework when you are home, so getting them to do it when you're away will take some work. Here's how!
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Just as your family was relishing in barbequed dinners on the deck, sleeping late, catching fireflies at night and spending marathon days at the pool, it's time for the school year to begin. Goodbye...
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According to Wikipedia, "nursery school is a school for children between the ages of 3 and 5, staffed by qualified teachers and other professionals...
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Back-to-School Advice
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Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011
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Ready or not, the school season is upon us. Whether your children are so excited it's driving you nuts, so nervous it's breaking your heart, or just plain unprepared, you are not alone. For most...
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Saturday, May 26, 2012
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Some of us count down the days until that first bell rings; some of us long for a few extra days of summer. Whatever your approach to the first day of school, don't let it catch you off guard. We've...
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Wednesday, Jul 06, 2011
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Just as your family was relishing in barbequed dinners on the deck, sleeping late, catching fireflies at night and spending marathon days at the pool, it's time for the school year to begin. Goodbye...
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Friday, Jul 13, 2012
Oh, the promise of the back-to-school shopping season: Entirely new wardrobes! Stacks of pristine notebooks! Unblemished backpacks! Adorable organizing devices! And, if you completely buy in to the promise,...
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Friday, Sep 09, 2011
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For many parents, making it out of the house in the morning to work and getting the kids to school, the school bus or daycare on time means one thing: madness. It takes an incredible amount of effort...
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Wednesday, Jul 06, 2011
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The kids get their list of school supplies each fall. Why should they have all the fun? Here's what you'll need in terms of supplies, information and systems to get your school year off right:...
Resources for Finding and Starting New Schools
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Friday, Jul 13, 2012
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Kindergarten is the new first grade. That's the word on the street if you talk to many moms of school-age kids. The new students are getting older (more parents are "redshirting" -- a practice...
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Friday, Nov 09, 2007
According to Wikipedia, "nursery school is a school for children between the ages of 3 and 5, staffed by qualified teachers and other professionals...
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Friday, Jun 29, 2012
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Right before Emma was entering third grade, she was forced into a role many parents worry about: the "new kid." The school boundaries changed in Emma's Potomac, Maryland neighborhood....
Lunch and Snack Ideas for Kids
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Friday, Jun 15, 2012
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Packing school lunches is really a microcosm of parenting - you could go straight down the path of least resistance, and fill the lunchbox up with pre-packaged foods that require no preparation whatsoever,...
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Monday, Sep 10, 2012
When First Lady Michelle Obama and the USDA wanted to raise the healthy standards associated with the National School Lunch Program, they had effectively enacted the first revisions in 15 years. These...
After-School Activities and Child Care
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Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009
As a caring parent you want the best for your child. But picking and choosing activities that are fun and constructive can be overwhelming...
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Wednesday, Jul 06, 2011
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Farewell, Lazy Days of Summer. Hello, School-day Shuffle. It's time to kick things into high gear. Schoolwork, soccer, ballet, trumpet, school plays -- suddenly you find yourself pulled in a dozen...
Homework Tips
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Monday, Aug 06, 2012
You've been having nightmares about your child's report cards from last year, the homework assignments covered in red pen, the awkward parent/teacher conferences and the stressful study sessions...
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Monday, Jan 12, 2009
Your kids don't want to do homework when you are home, so getting them to do it when you're away will take some work. Here's how!
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Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011
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A district-wide homework ban? Yeah, right, in your child's dreams. During the summer of 2011, Galloway, NJ decided they might make this fantasy a reality, which as you can imagine created a new...
Advice for Parent-Teacher Conferences
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Thursday, Oct 11, 2012
For most of the country, Labor Day weekend signifies the last hurrah of summer and the beginning of a new school year. Whatever your child's age, butterflies are all aflutter, new haircuts abound...
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Thursday, Sep 22, 2011
The first day of school is a time for making memories: new backpacks, pictures in front of the house, tales of new friends. Once back-to-school momentum builds, parent-teacher conference season arrives....
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