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The Return to School with Two: Do We Coddle the Youngest?

9/3/11 2:25pm by victorias_view
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The breeze was cool as I walked my two little men to school. I was in disbelief that the summer was over and they were growing up before my very eyes. My oldest was going in grade four he ran ahead with excitement while my youngest entering grade two had straggled behind with trepidation.I balanced my stride in the middle between two the two attempting to look back and forward at the same time. I admired how tall they grown and how independent they had become over the summer. It was this morning my oldest helped cook the eggs and my youngest tied his sneakers with pride.  Read more >

Back to School for Realists

8/31/11 10:00am by MothersofBrothers
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Back to school

I'm sure you've read a back-to-school letter from your kids' school and thought, "If only things ran as smoothly as this letter makes it sound." After the lunch confusion we've suffered this year, I read back over our section and wondered what I was doing wrong! That's why I loved this back-to-school letter from the "Reality School District" on Mothers of Brothers. It's a funny and, let's face it, honest look at everything from bus issues to school supplies to volunteering. Trust me, this is one letter that you'd love to get from your kids' school!  Read more

Should Your Kids Walk to School This Year?

8/28/11 12:00pm by JennaHatfield
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Walking to School

Growing up, I lived in the middle of nowhere and walking to school wasn’t an option. We now live less than a mile from my son’s elementary school. I’ve been toying with walking on these still warm summer days, but I’m dealing with a back injury that has been slow to heal. And, you know, walking involves leaving earlier which means being more organized in the morning. I’m new to this as my son is in Kindergarten, so we’re still finding our groove. But having read that walking to school ups activity levels in children -- whereas riding to school drops activity levels -- I’m almost convinced to leave the house earlier.  Read more >

Questions to Ask Before Your Kids Head Back to School

8/24/11 12:00pm by JennaHatfield
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School year objectives

As parents, we have specific goals and objectives for our kids every school year. Similarly, our children also have ideas about what they'd like to accomplish as they embark on another year of learning. Andrea at Gold Coast Mama has a wonderful tradition of taking each of her kids' out for a one-on-one before school starts where they talk about what they're looking forward to, what might be causing them some anxiety and to work on some objectives for the year.  Read more

Divorce and Missing the First Day of School

8/24/11 9:01am by tarabitesback
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Milestones

One of the things about divorce that you really never get used to is that you will miss milestones. On Tuesday, the twins start Kindergarten. It is not my week, meaning it is not a week I have my kids. They are with their dad. So getting them ready for school, packing their lunch, snapping that photo (as I did with my eldest) of the two of them on the front lawn, smiling eagerly into the camera, will not be mine this year. I will go to their school on Tuesday morning and see them, and bring my camera and give them hugs and encouragement before they walk in the door. But still, it’s different than if they were here with me; it just is.  Read more >

If Only We Could Bottle Them Up

8/23/11 9:00am by Julie Samrick
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The new school year marks parenting milestones for many of us. Some may be preparing for a quieter house once their teen heads off to college, while others may still be in the thick of it all. There are the transitions to middle school, high school and in our house we have a kindergartener. But what is momentous to me about beginning this particular school year is that my 3-year-old -- my youngest, my baby -- will start preschool. Even though she’ll only go a total of 6 hours a week, it will be the first time in nearly a decade that I won’t have at least one of my children home with me at all times.  Read more >

I'm Sending Him with School Supplies That Aren't on the List

8/22/11 9:00am by JennaHatfield
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School supplies

That back-to-school supply list surely seems extensive and exhaustive, doesn't it? At the very least, expensive -- right? Judy at Just Enjoy Him acknowledges the importance of the school supplies she has to purchase for her son, but also wishes to send him to school with another set of "supplies." I think she's spot on.  Read more

No One Wants a Plain Red Notebook for Back-to-School!

8/21/11 9:00am by Big Mama
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Lisa Frank folder

I loved back-to-school shopping when I was a kid, solely because it meant a new year of Lisa Frank folders, notebooks, pencils, backpacks and so on. As BigMama points out, she decided to forgo the PTO's pre-packaged back-to-school supplies because she understands that sometimes a girl wants a fun folder. However, just because she understands it doesn't mean that back-to-school shopping isn't headache inducing.  Read more

Why I'm Going to Miss Homeschooling

8/19/11 12:00pm by everydayMOM
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As the back-to-school hoopla continues to amp up, I thought this post by everydayMOM was a unique perspective on the issue. She is planning on sending her kids back to private school after two years of homeschooling. Even though she knows it is the right decision for her family, she's still struggling with the internal back-and-forth of pros and cons of one version of schooling over the other.  Read more

Tips on How Not to Blow Your Budget with Back to School Shopping

8/19/11 9:56am by imnotasupermom
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Elementary School

Ah August. The sun is shining, the grass is burning, the flowers are blooming (or wilting) and we all feel the winds of change off in the distance. It will be back to school time in just a matter of a few weeks for many students.  Read more >