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13 Must-Try Traditions for the First Day of School

August 8 by Kristin

13 Fun Traditions for your kids' first day of school - love them all!

When my kids were old enough to start school, my mother-in-law passed down a tradition that she continued into adulthood with her children. On the first day of school, she would take a photo of the child holding the door knob ready to leave.  She did this every year and even has a photo of her children in their college cap and gown, holding on to that same door knob. I've continued the tradition with my kids. Now that I have two high-schoolers and a middle schooler, I don't think my kids would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kristin, Parenting, Simple Ideas Tagged With: back to school, back to school printables, back-to-school tips, back-to-school traditions, first day of school traditions, traditions for first day of school

7 Ways to Ensure a Great First Day of School

August 29 by Janssen

7 Tips for a Fabulous First Day of School - Lots of great ideas here for heading back-to-school, esp. #3!

*This post is sponsored by The Quaker Oats Company, all opinions are 100% our own. The First Day of School is right around the corner. It's time to squeeze in the last pool trips and get ready to trade in the goggles for backpacks. And since that first day and week can make a big difference in setting a good tone for the rest of the year, we've rounded up our top tips for making sure it's a success. After all, who couldn't use a little help easing the family back into a routine? Here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Janssen, Parenting, The grown ups (that's you!) Tagged With: back to school, back-to-school tips, first day of school tips, going back to school, Quaker, school hacks for buys moms, sponsored

5 Tricks for Calming Back-to-School Jitters

August 25 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Numbers 3 and 5 are genius.

We've got a whole "Back-to-School " theme going on here this week. Last week it was 6 Things Your Child's Teacher Wants You to Tell Them and on Monday I finally released our new Kids' Responsibility & Money Management Kit! (I'm SUPER excited about this. It's going to be just the thing to help get your kids organized and ready to take on the school year, as well as some new responsibilities.) Today, I'm over at eHow Mom discussing 5 easy tricks we use to calm back-to-school jitters. These … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, The grown ups (that's you!), Uncategorized Tagged With: back-to-school tips, first day of school, parenting, positive parenting, school anxiety, tips for starting a new school

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