First Day of Preschool or Kindergarten...

The first day of preschool or kindergarten is a time of excitement but could also be a day of anxiety – especially for the child. They want to be a “big boy” or “big girl” as they enter their new school, but they may not act like it. Here are some ways you can help your child be ready for their first day of school. You can begin to read books on starting school the summer before they are due to...

The Kindergarten Wars ~ Review...

The Battle to Get Into America’s Best Private Schools Many families are enrolling their children in private schools and this book explores the reasons. The author Alan Eisenstock followed several families across the country and interviewed them about their process of picking schools and why they made the decisions they made. Unfortunately, our public school system cannot compare with the private school system and...

Homework Helpers Online...

When you have children that attend school they’re going to have homework. And while the subjects they study may not have changed, the method to arrive at an answer may have. There may even come a time when you don’t know how to help your child with their homework. That’s when homework helpers online can come in handy. Some parents may choose to use a tutor to help their children learn a skill or subject...

How Safe Is Your School Bus?...

Every year families are torn apart by accidents involving school buses. Research is currently ongoing to determine how to make buses that transport our children safer than they currently are. If you’ve ever wondered how safe your child’s school bus is, take a look at this. Some school buses have specially designed seats that act as a form of protection even if seat belts aren’t available. Other buses have...

Tips for Helping Your Child Deal Cliques in School...

Do you remember when you were in school and there was one group of students that everyone wanted to be a part of? Those groups, also called cliques, may have thought they were cool when they made fun of anyone who wasn’t a part of them. And they’re still around today. Your own children or teens may be facing their own issues with cliques in school. Depending upon whether they’re a part of the...

Dealing with Schoolyard Bullies...

When your child comes home with blood or a rip on his shirt. He fell down is usually the answer you get when asked what happened. Still there is the lingering thought and wonder if your child is dealing with schoolyard bullies. Usually a schoolyard bully is a child, often bigger than their peers, who uses their size as a means to manipulate and take advantage of other children. Often the bully senses the vulnerability of...

Can My Child Be Getting Bullied at School?...

Schools have had bullies since public schools started. Either they picked on the other students because they were bigger, or because they needed to feel better about themselves by putting others down. The problem hasn’t stopped; in fact it has gotten worse in recent years. Often times it takes us parents to notice these things. Schools may be trying but kids are getting smarter and know how to dodge the instances in...

Brown Bag Lunches: Kids Will Love These Ideas ...

For kids, one of the highlights of the school day is eating lunch with friends. That lunch would be better if it were something that they actually wanted to eat. Here are some ideas for packing brown bag lunches kids will gladly carry to school. Have you seen the old commercial where the kid looks in his lunch bag each morning and frowns, “Tuna fish again?” it’s hilarious but exemplifies a true fact –...