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5 Easy Ways to Keep School Papers from Piling Up

5 Easy Ways to Keep School Papers from Piling Up

Be sure you don’t miss a thing! Subscribe to receive updates by email. Or if you use a feed reader, subscribe to my RSS feed! Thanks for visiting!The following is a guest post from Shaina at Food for My Family:
Have you ever noticed how many pieces of paper with bits of information come from [...]

Surfin' the Net: Back-to-School Edition

Surfin’ the Net: Back-to-School Edition

Since we’ve been talking about preparing for the kids to go back to school all week, I thought I’d end with some more great links from the blogosphere. Some of these are on the same topics we’ve talked about already, but since they all come from the author’s unique perspective, I wanted to share them [...]

Stress-Free Back to School: Setting Up a Homework Zone

Stress-Free Back to School: Setting Up a Homework Zone

Do you have a homework zone set up in your home?
It doesn’t have to be a dedicated room, but having a dedicated space for homework time with easily accessible supplies helps children focus on their homework and complete it without being distracted by clutter or chaos.
For older kids and teens, this might be a [...]

Question of the Day: Do You Have Any Fun First Day of School Traditions?

I’m big on traditions. I think they’re a fun way to celebrate and build family memories, and I think my type-A personality likes the predictability of them!
Although we’re homeschooling, we have a bunch of “first day of school” traditions that we started this year. It got me wondering what other people do as well…
Do you [...]

Stress-Free Back to School: Routines That Work

Stress-Free Back to School: Routines That Work

Last week I asked you for your best tips for making the back-to-school transition easier. It seemed without exception that every one of the tips centered around having routines in place.
Today, I wanted to take a look at what makes a good routine and how to set up a routine that works for you.
I think [...]

Stress-Free Back to School: Helping Your Child Organize for Success

Stress-Free Back to School: Helping Your Child Organize for Success

Last week I attended a blogcast hosted by Peter Walsh and Office Max to celebrate the launch of the Schoolio van Hoolio line of back-to-school products. These products are adorable, and the blogcast was amazing as always. Peter and the other hosts shared a ton of great tips for organizing school supplies, homework areas, backpacks [...]

Stress-Free Back to School: Counting Down the Days

Stress-Free Back to School: Counting Down the Days

The following is a guest post from Shaina at Food for My Family:
The days of summer are waning quickly, and school will be in session before you know it, if it’s not already. I’ve noticed there are different reactions to this. Some parents are sad to send their kids off, knowing the weather [...]