Where to find time for Homework

As your children get older, or if you are returning to school, you might find that there is not enough time in the day to complete homework. I?ve just started back to school after an eight year gap, and I have exp

Teaching Responsibility

When your children start school, you have many great opportunities to teach them how to be responsible. As your children get older, you want to make sure they have this value or life skill. Being a responsible person giv

Teacher Recognition

My kids love to make a card for their new teacher at the beginning of the school year. This might be viewed as a form of brown-nosing, but since they came up with the idea on their own, I figured it was probably innocent. Th

Supplies for Success

School shopping. The stores love this time of the year. They load their shelves with products ? full of color and covered in cute patterns and popular pictures. They tease us with the newest and best products available, gu

Shopping for a Pre-school

When you make the decision to send a child to preschool, there are many different things to look for and some will depend on your circumstances. We all want the best for our children and we want the preschool experience

Shoes and the people who wear them

It was my fist day back to school. I stood outside my classroom, waiting for the instructor to unlock the door. I looked around at my fellow classmates. I suppressed a laugh when I noticed one girl and her ou

Setting limits with clothes shopping

I had a friend that I went to school with. Her father gave her a credit card to her favorite clothing store, and told her that her limit was %500 ? and not to go over it. Each month her dad would pay off her

Setting School Goals

Your kids can set goals for their school year. This is a great way to get them thinking about what they want to do for the year and find their focus. Going to school becomes such an everyday occurrence. Help your kids reme

School books for college

Okay, before you head to the bookstore, have you been to the bank and been approved for a loan? Buying books can be like purchasing a major home appliance. I was shocked to find that one French book was %175.00. Wow.

School Supplies

Remember the line from ?You?ve Got Mail? about a bouquet of sharpened pencils? It?s time for school, and that bouquet could come in handy about now. In years past, our school has always handed out the school supply list two days