back to school

Do you remember that family who did the "Xmas Jammies" video last year? Kim and Penn Holderness are the parents and they're not quite ready for back to school, but they're happy to do a video and song about it, set to "Baby Got Back" from the early 90s...

School is quickly approaching and it's time to get shopping. A new report says most back-to-school shoppers research online, but buy in store.

Grand Rapids Public Schools is hosting its annual Back to School Celebration tonight, Wednesday, August 7, at John Ball Park from 3-7pm. This exciting event brings together GRPS students, their families, and prospective families to get ready for the coming school year.

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.  One boy enrolled in the program to make him  BullyProof...

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 will. While we have focused on grade school kids, there are plenty of issues when it comes to going away to college...

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. Another tip for back-to-school success...

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.