Packing lunches and snacks can often go last on the list of back-to-school preparation, but they are vital to helping kids thrive at school. Including your kids in back-to-school preparations as much as possible will help them, and you, mentally prepare. One way to do that is to brainstorm school lunch ideas with your kids, and have kids help grocery shop for ingredients. These tips will help you get ready for school by learning to pack lunches like a pro.
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Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Inheritance Favoritism With the Grandchildren
Dear Dr. Gramma Karen,
How do you deal with grandparents who have just informed you that they will be leaving money to one grandchild and none to the other ten grandchildren?
How to Pack a Healthy Lunch that Your Picky Preschooler Will Eat
Why then is so much of it returned home uneaten or half-eaten? It doesn’t have to be. You can reduce the amount of wasted food in your preschooler’s lunch box by shifting your mindset with these tips:
Interview with Frances England, Grammy-Nominated Songwriter and Mom
I’m a mother of two who was planning on being a librarian until my career took a U-turn into the music world twelve years ago. I made a fundraiser CD for my son’s preschool called Fascinating Creatures, a collection of indie-folk songs for kids and their grown-ups.
Simple Steps to Raising Socially Conscious Kids
With summer coming to a close and the beginning of a new school year looming, it is the perfect time for parents to reflect on our hopes for our children in this coming year. We likely all want our kids, no matter their age, to try new things, deepen current friendships and create new ones, and develop skills and talents.
Is it Just a Treat? Your Kids and Sugar
My favorite part of working so closely with families is that I get to help them see the small ways they can improve their loved ones’ health – especially the kids!
How to Buy School Supplies: 4 Tips for Conquering Your Back to School List
You can face the questions of “which supplies to buy” and “what supplies your child really needs” with confidence. Here are some back to school tips and tricks to help start your student off to a successful year.
All My Kids Do is Fight: What to Do?
Look, siblings are like roommates who never chose each other. Sometimes it will be cool, other times not so cool.
As for the “stay-out-of-it-or-get-into-it” – As I always say, you are there to mentor. If your kids are fighting they need help, so help them.