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I have boys, and dirt is their best friend. My husband and I wouldn't send them anywhere in public if they hadn't just been cleaned.
Before Dan's first day of school, we checked the bus schedule a million times. He chose his clothes the night before and prepared the items in his new messenger bag. As the bus pulled away, I got a reassuring smile from the bus driver. Was the twinge in my stomach so obvious?
I do realize that just as these halls have the possibility of dimming my son's light, they also have the possibility -- and actually the intention of -- brightening my son's light and of giving him confidence, coping skills and pleasant memories.
Everyone is going to buy a book bag, but you can be the first to do it right and with style. Why not take the trends for Fall 2011 and make them your new study buddies? This is collegiate bags 101.
Some celebrities have released their own clothing lines, including Selena Gomez, Lauren Conrad, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen -- and Justin Bieber is planning to have his own store!
High school is a journey, minus a road map. These are some tips to get there a little smoother that I wished I knew earlier.
The first homework of every school year is mom homework. My son brings home a note from his teacher with a list of questions for me to answer.
Many parents today are unhappy, but they assume that their stress and anxiety and even depression are all just part of being a parent today.
My son started high school last month. After a month of practice, I've learned what's makes the daily high school experience go more smoothly.
Though I am a chef, I humbly had to learn that my daughter was throwing away her sandwiches at lunchtime when she was in kindergarten -- and as a busy mom, I had to come up with easy, healthy, delicious solutions.
My younger daughter started first grade this month and it wasn't pretty. Shrieking, crying, clinging and begging to go home. If that wasn't enough, she outed me to her teacher on day 2.
Another thing teachers should be focusing on, but often neglect, is their most valuable teaching tool -- their voice.
In the D.C. area, we have the triple whammy. Back to school traffic, construction on several of our major roadways and the fact that any rain causes half of the region's drivers to lose all ability to effectively operate a motor vehicle.
When I was a kid, my mother always took me and my sister to Hahn's Shoes to get new shoes for the coming school year. The smell of newness is so indelible in my memory, so indicative of the whole concept of starting fresh.


New Year for me is marked by the sound of the school bell. As all four of our children leave for school today, I am absolutely thrilled to be back at my desk happily writing away.
In our blended family household of yours, mine and ours, this year back-to-school takes on a new meaning, since this year, we are changing our custody arrangement.
