Back to School
- Ways to Get Kids to Do Their Homework (or How to Make Homework Feel Less Like a Prison Sentence!)
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School’s back in full swing and so is that dreaded period of time after school lets out, but before lights go out — “homework time.” Yuck for kids . . . and double yuck for their unfortunate parents. When my …
- Debunking the “Scary Teacher” Myth (Or How to Prove if Your Kid’s Teacher is a Psycho!)
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When I was in first grade, I would get sick to my stomach every single morning before school. Physically sick. After weeks of this, my mom finally took me to a doctor who eventually declared there was nothing wrong with …
- School Supply Make-Over
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Did you try the dry erase roll as a cover to your child’s back to school supplies? Use it on a notebook, folder, binder, etc. The creativity is endless, even if you simply leave it blank! Or, take our cue …
- Back to School Book Covers
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School supplies. The glorious list that allows you to go on multiple store trips that you never imagined in your day dreams of parenthood. As a kid myself I remember staring at the shelves debating over Care Bears or Cabbage …
- Helping Toddlers Adjust When Older Siblings Go Back to School (Or How to Distract the Little Ones!)
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Your older child(ren) are heading back to school — suddenly leaving your toddler without his or her siblings, buddies and favorite playmates. This can be a sad and confusing time for the little ones left behind. After all, their daily …
- Back to School
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Only three weeks left of summer before it’s back to school! Has your child been keeping up with the summer reading? I didn’t even make it to my local library’s summer reading program sign-ups! I did check out books, though. …
- Preparing Kids for Their First Day of School (Or How to Avoid A Complete Meltdown After Summer Break!)
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Yep, that first day back to school is approaching fast. Your normally happy, relaxed, and carefree child is suddenly very anxious, sullen, and nervous. Now, before you shrug this off as “nothing to be worried about,” just think back on …
- Summer Ed 101: Don’t Stop Learning!
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Sure, summer seems like the perfect time for kids to just relax and take it easy — 24/7. But, by the time August rolls around, that can get a little old. Waking up late. Playing. Eating. Playing some more. Eating …
- The IEP Process – Part 1
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Once again I ask for your compassion as I approach this blog about the Individualized Education Program (IEP) from a personal perspective. Rather than drawing on scholarly or professional resources, I am going to offer some insight into how our …
- PlayStations vs. Playgrounds
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It’s a fact. Video games are a major contributor to the inactivity children are experiencing nowadays. So what’s a mother to do? In an ideal world, you would get rid of all video distractions and allow your child to enjoy …