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Video: Healthy back to school eating
Check out these ways to make sure that going back to school this year brings a whole new way of eating healthy. Healthy Back to School Eating
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Get some safety tips for children who are communicating online. As a parent it’s important to know about cyber bullying. Learn About Cyber Bullying
Video: Back to school makeup tutorial
Check out this video on how to use purple eyeliner, glitter and long lasting lip color for a a fun back to school look. Back to School Makeup Tutorial
Video: Back-to-school time savers for busy moms
Back-to-school season has arrived, and for many moms this time of year means planning and preparing for eventful mornings, afterschool activities and busy evenings. For those already stressing, parenting expert Stacy DeBroff can help by offering tips for avoiding the school year scramble and surviving the three most hectic times ...
Space where kids can work
School projects took over their dining room. A stack of construction paper here, a cluster of crayons there, tape everywhere. The chandelier at Harold and Kimberly Melton's home didn't set the mood for meals as much as it illuminated watercolors and Dr. Seuss books. And that was OK — for ...
Common ailments and what to know
For kids heading back to school this fall, it's just a matter of time until they come down with the sniffles, coughs or worse. Despite a cleaning crew's best efforts, classrooms morph into petri dishes when kids get a bug, especially when they can spread infection long before they ...
Breakfast in fast lane
Breakfast can be tough. When you're headed out the door to work or trying to get the kids ready for school, it's hard to think of good-for-you breakfasts that can be pulled together quickly. We know we should eat something, so it's easy to opt for store-bought smoothies and juice ...
Hands-on lunch prep
Hands-on lunch prepBoys put 3 recipes to test for school year.Fruits, vegetables, whole grains figure into balanced meal.Byline / Source: C.W. Cameron / For the AJCEmail: Correction: Corr.-Unpub.: Story: Paper, pens and markers ready? Check! Backpack, new clothes and shoes purchased? Check! Family prepared for new wake-up times? Check! Organized ...
Back-to-school sales require strategic shopping
Every autumn, the list gets longer: “Did he need college-ruled notebook paper last year?” “I don’t remember buying her five binders.” “A T-I-80-WHAT?” The school supply list, it seems, grows more than your children do each year. And while your son might clamor for the Transformers pencil box, you’re determined ...
Student athletes up for back-to-school challenges after spending summer training, competing
Bailey Hopkins, an athlete on and off the ball field, approaches his school work with the same determination as he does a fastball with the bases loaded. He keeps his eye on the ball, relies on his training and takes a swing at an A. The 11-year-old spent the summer ...
10 Misconceptions of Moms and Back-to-school from Facebook
Making the rounds on Facebook (similar to a chain letter) is an angry, yet funny list that some mother wrote about kids going back to school. The list has been passed around so much that the author’s name is no longer attached. (If the author is out there let me ...
10 ways to save for back to school and beyond
Finding ways to save on back to school shopping is more important than ever. The need to save doesn’t end there, though. The school year calls for many supplies, activities and clothes for those ever-growing kids (who can keep up!?). As such, I’ve collected some creative ways for you to ...
Back to school 2.0: Five eBook resources to save you time and money
College students: Your fall semester has likely just begun, but chances are you’re still waiting on a book or two from a discount textbook site. Why not give up on the achingly long waits of Media Mail and buy all your books online instantly? Thanks to America’s lust for the ...
Tablets, e-readers among most popular gadgets students crave
What’s on top of the school supply list this year? It isn’t T-shirts and tennis shoes. It’s the other T, for mobile tech. Kids as young as elementary age are looking for smartphone upgrades, while the college set is sussing out the explosion in tablets, said Craig Johnson, president of ...
'Friend me or no Facebook'
On its face, Darcy Harper's year-old Facebook friendship with her son Tyler might look like a match made in cyber-heaven. Indeed, the same could be true for Madelyn Spiegelman and 16-year-old Clyde Stewart-Mathews, and Andrea and Spencer Shelton. But the truth is those friendships were forged with a stern caveat: ...
Back-to-school parent homework
Let’s face it: Kids aren’t the only ones with a lot of work to do at back-to-school time. Not only do you need to shop for school clothes and supplies; you also have to sign countless forms and make decisions about your family’s new routine. The good news is ...
Start the school year right
Forget last year’s late-night homework sessions and missed bus rides—the start of a new school year is a great time to reevaluate family routines and set guidelines to help your child succeed. This year, make going back to school about more than buying school supplies. Think ahead to help ...
7 Things To Tell the Teacher
What can you tell a teacher that will help him do his job better? You might be surprised. While your child’s teacher is the expert in education, no one knows more about your child than you do. It’s just as important for parents to tell teachers about issues at ...
Video: Cures for back to school jitters
With school getting ready to start back up, many students — and parents — will be walking into the unknown. New schools, new classmates, new teachers will all lead to extra anxiety when kids begin classes. With that in mind, Gay Norton of Family Circle Magazine offers some tips to ...
2011 State Sales Tax Holidays
From TaxAdmin.org State Days Items Included Maximum Cost 1st Year 2012 Dates Information Links * Alabama 3 hurricane preparedness generators - $1,000 supplies - $60 2012 July 6-8 http://www.revenue.alabama.gov/ Alabama 3 clothing - $100 computers - $750 school supplies - $50 books - ...
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