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We’re all trying to reduce, reuse, and recycle. It’s better for our budgets and better for the planet. But school lunches present a special challenge. Plastic containers can release harmful chemicals, and paper bags just make more waste. What’s a hoping-to-go-greener parent to do? Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (10) | Blog
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Soccer practice. Carpool. PTA meeting. Ballet recital. Pediatrician appointment. Spin class. And what do you mean, you're supposed to bring a culturally-appropriate food item to share with class today, and you're studying ancient Egypt? Well, bagels are just going to have to cut it. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (4) | Blog
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It's official: School's in. Just keep in mind that your kid's homework grades won't be as high as they could be if they're scrawling answers onto loose leaf while watching…
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By
Andrea Atkins If you want your kids to get good grades, they have
to study—the right way.
The Best Way to Learn Vocabulary Read it, write it, say it, hear it, says David Ball, a sixth-grade social studies teacher in Rye, New York. First, read the definitions. Then, with the…
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Sneakers are tied, cowlicks
are tamed, and
a morning snack is tucked safely inside… Read More »
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By Sarah Welch and Alicia Rockmore
Rock legend Alice Cooper memorialized the joy of the last day of school in the band’s ubiquitous 1972 hit, “School’s Out.”
With no school to fill youngsters’ last few weeks or days of summer, it’s up to parents to figure out how to keep them…
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We asked kids to choose their favorite portable treats—here are a dozen winners.
Instead of the same tired old lunchbox snacks, why not send your kids off to school with healthy bites loaded with as many nutrients and vitamins as possible, with a minimum of preservatives, added fat, and calories? Here are our picks of some the healthiest prepackaged snacks, all taste-tested by the ultimate authorities: kids aged 3 to 16.
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going back to school is some times a stressful time but to others it is no big deal.when I was a kid it was tough because you had to worry about getting all your supplies for school together and my mom made me study for the first day of school..... from the first of august to the firs day of school.... Read More »
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