About Parenting School Age Children: Back-to-School Shopping, After-School Snacks, 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 Have you completed your back to school shopping yet? The start of school is just a couple of weeks away for many students, and many other kids have already started their school year. If you still need to shop for school things, try our tips for how to make back-to-school shopping more efficient, less hectic, and much friendlier on your family budget. Plus, ideas for quick and healthy after-school snacks; tips for how to handle dawdling; and Halloween in August, all in this week's Parenting School Age Children Newsletter. Enjoy these last weeks of summer! Back to School Shopping Survival Guide Here are 9 ways you can take the stress out of back-to-school shopping. Ideas include starting with a list, looking over what can be reused, signing up for sales alerts, and more... Read more See More About:  back to school  back to school shopping  school supplies Does Your Child Dawdle? Now that the end of summer is approaching and many kids have started or are about to go back to school, any glitches in routines, such as dawdling, should be addressed. If your child is the kind of kid who takes 20 minutes to brush her teeth or eat her breakfast, you may need some effective ideas for how to handle dawdling... Read more Halloween in August: Has Your Child Planned Her Costume Yet? I know, I know. It's still summer, and many children have not even gone back to school yet. But I've already received a number of kids' Halloween costume catalogs, and my son is chomping at the bit to plan what he's going to be in October.... Read more Yummy After-School Snack Ideas I don't know about you, but when it comes to snacks, I often run out of ideas. (It's a very good thing that my son loves the old standby--string cheese and crackers.) But after talking to nutritionists and fellow moms for an article on ideas for healthy and quick after-school snacks, I have become inspired.... Read more K-6 Children Ads Back to School School Children Parenting Child Parenting Tips Featured Articles Back to School Guide Tips to Ease Back to School Anxiety Ideas for Kids' School Lunch Boxes A Guide to Grade School How to Set Up a Kids' Homework Area 7 Everyday Math Activities at Home   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 Calming First Day Kindergarten Anxiety How to Talk to Kids About September 11 Quick and Healthy After-School Snacks Fall Beauty Makeover for Moms Advertisement