Back to School Guide

Back to school time can be an exciting time, but also hectic for many families. Start the school year off right with our back to school guide. We have assembled a collection of products and articles, tips, and resources to help families get organized and ready for the new school year.

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Back to School Resources and Tips

Easing the Morning Rush - Back to school time is often a great opportunity for families to get a handle on their morning routines by minimizing the morning rush. Use these tips to help you get started.

How to Choose the Right Planning and Scheduling System for Your Family - Gone are the days of one style fits all and parents today have a lot of choices when it comes to choosing a planning and calendar system for their family. But unfortunately, with the many choices also comes the potential for a lot of confusion.

Back to School Strategies and Printables - Start the new school year off right with these back to school strategies and printables.

Five Strategies to Keep Families Organized this School Year - Start the school year off right and conquer the craziness by establishing healthy habits, strategies, and routines that will focus and guide your family throughout the school year.

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.

School Success: Planning Matters - With school around the corner or already started in some areas, families need to make their plans this week. Especially if your kids have a lot of activities planned or have challenges such as Learning Disabilities or ADHD. Help prepare your child with my tips below. When you decide what you will do, decide when to do it and honor your commitment to yourself.

Back to School Fun - Help your kids ease back into “school mode” with these family fun games and activities.

Back to School Planning Tips for Families Experiencing ADHD - Summer is a great time to reconnect with our families. Hopefully, all of you have been able to relax and spend time with those most important to you. Spending time with our children is one of the most valuable gifts we have. As we are enjoying these special times, it is hard to believe that the school year will quickly arrive. You can be ready without any frantic effort with some simple planning and time management techniques.

How to Choose the Right Extra-Curricular Activity for Your Child - As a parent we all want our children to try new things and explore interests and talents, but at the same time it can be a real challenge trying to manage children’s extra-curricular activities with family life, family needs, and financial constraints. So to minimize the disruptions and toll that too many extra-curricular activities or poor choices have on your family life, use these tips to focus your decisions and help you choose the right extra-curricular for both your children and family.

How to Avoid the Competitive Parenting Trap - Ah, the beginning of a new school year, marking the end of the summer boredom blues and the return of structure to our days. A time when parents rejoice, teachers cry, and the sport of competitive parenting begins.

Helping Your Child Be On Time - Do you have one or more children in your home that seems to repeatedly run late? Perhaps they run around looking for their shoes, coat or homework? Maybe forgetting where they placed their back pack the afternoon before. Does it raise the stress level for your entire family? It isn’t a very good way to start your day, is it?

Using the Excitement of a New School Year - Use the excitement and energy of the new school year to check-in, reevaluate, and celebrate your family life. Here are three ideas to help you.

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