The kids are back at school bringing with them lots of supplies: pencils, folders, calculators, backpacks, shoes, clothes, etc. Sales and coupons are nice, but it only helps so much at back to school time.
Before the next credit card statement arrives take our anonymous poll...
How much did you spend on back to school shopping?
It's a concept that focuses on building confidence and self esteem. It's kind of like this, I think; If you know you can destroy someone if you need to, you don't really need to prove that to anyone any longer
Labor Day Weekend. Last blast of summer, then...back to school. I remember my last weekend before college. I must have been asked a thousand times what I would be majoring in. Stock answer back then was hockey.
All week, we've been trying to help cope with the stress of back to school. From shopping to preparing for change, we hope our series of posts have been helpful. Sometimes it is good to just have a plan, a checklist if you w
You can't have back-to-school without back to school shopping. I didn't know, but back to school shopping is the second biggest retail time of the year. Another in our series of tips on back-to-school, saving money.
Isn't it easier when everything is where it is supposed to be. I often tell my kids it takes less time to hang up their clothes, pick up their mess than it does to throw stuff around the house. Organization is the key
With the new school year getting under way, parents are expressing concerns about Internet safety as well as their children's cyber behavior. Nearly 90-percent of those taking part in a new Awareness Technologies poll say they've discussed Internet safety with their kids, but 40-percent admit they don't know if cyberbullying is an issue at their children's school
Tuesday morning. Another post in our series on getting ready for the school year. What about the stress of going back. Stress on kids and mom and dad. Good luck.
All week we'll be posting suggestions from various sources on preparing kids, and parents, for back to school.
Today, we'll focus on routine.
School starts soon. Let the spending begin. Not only do I have back-to-school clothes shopping to worry about, I also have back-to-sports spending.
We have hockey and football players in the house
Earlier this morning, I was talking on the WTRV morning show about the stress of "back to school."
Sure, for students the issues are the uncertainty of the new school year. Add to it the issues of clothes, school supplies, getting up early and new routine.
What about for parents? While I am pleased to see my kids get back to school and predictable routine, I also feel that twinge of sadness to see the kids growing up so soon.
Just a few more weeks and the kids go back to school. Hurray. Can't wait. In the meantime, let the spending begin. We've already begun clothing shopping at our house....clothes and football spikes
