Back-to-School Prep
Help your children make the transition to from summer to school year and prepare your entire family for back to school with these helpful tips.
Back to School Guide
As summer winds down and fall approaches, parents and kids everywhere prepare for back to school time. Here are some great ideas for how to make back to school time easy, organized, and stress-free.
Back to School with Learning Disabilities - Plan for Success with LDs…
Is anyone really ready for back to school? I'm thinking the answer is no. Each year, we resolve to do better, plan ahead, get things done sooner. For me, it hasn't happened yet, and I've got a high schooler this year! That said, there is something about the mad dash for back to school that makes us prioritize and helps us streamline our efforts by focusing on what is really important and toss…
107 Tips for School Survival
It's not just kids who dread the school routine: the homework struggles, IEP wrangling and therapy monitoring that goes with it doesn't rank high on most parents' lists, either. Here are some tips to help you cope with all that schoolwork.
Middle School - How to Prepare Your Child for Middle School
The prospect of starting middle school can be daunting for some tweens. There are so many changes that take place, and they're all happening at the same time other changes are taking place. Helping your tween prepare for middle school should begin long before the first day of class. Ideally, you should begin bracing your tween for the changes ahead during the last year of elementary school. Tak y…
Saving Money on Your Tween's Back to School Clothes
Back to school clothes shopping doesn't have to break the bank. Here's how to save money, and still get everything your tween needs for back to school.
Back to School Survival Guide
The media with its hype of back-to-school sales, back-to-school supplies and back-to-school clothes--starting while we're all still immersed in summer vacation--might have us believe that "back to school" is code for "buy more stuff."
In fact, the back-to-school transition is about organizing ourselves and families for a successful school year. Getting organized before heading back-to-sch…
In fact, the back-to-school transition is about organizing ourselves and families for a successful school year. Getting organized before heading back-to-sch…
Leaving for College
The applications are done, the fat envelopes have arrived and the big decision has been made. Now all that’s left are the piles of paperwork, frantic dorm shopping and plenty of anxious excitement – in short, four months worth of prep work, from doctor's appointments to roommate questionnaires, promissory notes, and orientation. Here’s a countdown to get you through the process.