About Parenting School Age Children: School Backpacks, Sibling Fights, and More

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Parenting School Age Children Parenting School Age Children School Family Life Health & Development From Katherine Lee, your Guide to Parenting School Age Children How do you handle sibling fights? Next time you have to play ref to your children, try some of tried-and-true solutions for sibling rivalry and fighting. Also in this week's Parenting School Age Children Newsletter, how to teach kids about debt, the safety of school lunches packed at home, and how to make sure your child's backpack isn't too heavy and used correctly to prevent back pain and other problems. How to Make Sure Your Child's School Backpack Isn't Too Heavy Could your child's backpack be too heavy? Doctors say when kids' backpacks are too heavy, it can put them at risk for developing back pain and other possible problems... Read more Solutions for Sibling Rivalry and Fights Does it seem like you are constantly having to play the role of referee when your children fight each other? Sibling rivalry and fighting is a constant problem in many homes... Read more Are the Lunches We Pack for Our Kids Unsafe? Here's a study that, at first glance, made me worry about the lunches that I pack for my child. A new study published in the latest issue of Pediatrics found that the temperature of the foods in preschoolers' lunches are often at unsafe temperatures... Read more Teaching Kids About Debt Do you talk to your child about finances -- both your family's as well as the nation's? With all the headlines abuzz about the U.S. economy and the see-sawing stock market, school-age children may have some questions about just what is going on... Read more K-6 Children Ads School Children Parenting Children Play School Child Care School Featured Articles How to Handle a Child Who is Talking Back Top 10 Tips on Teaching Kids About Money 5 Bad Habits for Immune System Health How to Make Fruits and Veggies Stay Fresh Longer Physical & Emotional Growth -- Grade-schooler milestones Math in Everyday Life: Wish Lists and Making it Fair   More from About.com Should You Go Back to School? Have you been thinking about resuming your education? These eight questions may help you figure it out. More> 5 Tips for Adult Students Whether it's finding the money or worrying about tests, going back to school can be stressful for adult students. More> This newsletter is written by: Katherine Lee Parenting School Age Children Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Parenting School Age Children newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads Back-to-School E-Course Solutions for Sibling Fighting How to Talk to Kids About September 11 Choosing the Best New Kids' Movies Great Books for Grade-School Age Kids Advertisement