Volunteering at School
By: Carina
The first year I helped was for the Kindergarten Halloween party. I made sugar cookies from scratch for the kids to decorate. I was also totally nervous.
What Mama Does During the Day
By: Erica Fehrman
I’ve been reading all of these back-to-school Facebook updates and blogs about kids sobbing and moms sobbing, and I gotta say…I don’t get it.
MamaResources: Keeping Kids & Parents Involved in School
By: Rebecca Delight
The hype of the new school year is beginning to wear off… is your child losing motivation in the classroom? And better yet, are you involved at their school? Here are some resources for both of you.
End After-School Meltdowns
By: Parenting Magazine
How to prevent end-of-the-day insanity from Parenting magazine.
Back-to-School Tips: 5 Talking Tactics to Break School-Year Silence
By: Staff
Getting kids to talk about their day can be quite the challenge for parents as well as after-school nannies and babysitters. Add in the the same mundane question over and over, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for one-word answers.
Back-to-School Backpack Safety by Dr. Ryan Coogan
By: Staff
Back to school for many school kids means new clothes, new supplies, and new backpacks. It can also mean new back ACHES.
Back-to-School Tips: Preparing Your After-School Sitter
By: Staff
For parents, back-to-school is a time to make sure the children are well prepared for the transition from summer fun to classroom structure. But many end up forgetting one crucial element of back-to-school planning…
MamaResources: Helpful Homework Tips
By: Rebecca Delight
Does your child need to brush up on their study skills? Is homework time a battle each and every night? Although there’s no magic formula for getting your kids to hit the books, we do have a bunch of helpful homework tips to help your family in and out of the classroom. Happy Homework!
Who’s Doing the Homework?
By: Erica Fehrman
Former teacher, Erica Fehrman, offers tips on how to find that middle ground between Helper and Doer.
17 Ways to Ease Back-to-School
By: Parenting Magazine
End-of-summer tricks guaranteed to make the first day at the bus stop less stressful.
