If you aren’t aware, I’m a parenting journalist and my articles appear every month in parenting publications around the U.S. and Canada. This month you can bridge the back-to-school transition and overcome a variety of school year issues thanks to the hints and tips I’ve gathered from experts in these eight articles:
By now you probably have your kids’ backpacks all stocked. But if you’re still hunting down that one last illusive school supply, check out my article: “School Supplies: Hard to Find? Where to Look” in the August issue of Volusia Parent.
Having a hard time getting kids dressed and out the door because of wardrobe issues? Read “Good Kids, Bad Outfits” in MetroKids.
And if those issues (or others) stem from a bit of fastidiousness on the part of your child, learn how to bring out the best and stem off the challenges of this personality trait in “Parenting a Perfectionist” in Valley Parent.
Once school gets out for the day what are your kids up to? Still struggling to find an after school activity that suits your offspring, then you might want to read, “It’s a Match” found in Genessee Valley Parent.
And then there’s the topic of homework. Before you start pulling your hair out during long drawn out study sessions, see what moms and experts advise in “Halt the Homework Hassles”, courtesy of Birmingham Parent.
Oh, and when you’re finally sitting down to dinner together – after all the schlepping to and from activities and wrangling of homework – before you ask the standard, “How was your day at school?” you might want to dip into my “Get the Words Flowing” article offering 21 alternative questions for dinnertime conversation in Space Coast Parent.
Stressing out about sports and your kids’ future in athletics? I offer a bit of perspective in my essay, “Good Enough is Good Enough” on page 10 of Family Times Magazine.
Lastly, and just for grins, do some reminiscing while you compare and contrast your school days with those of your kids as I share the differences in “School Then and Now” in August’s issue of The Parent Notebook.
Happy School Year 2013! Make this the best one yet. And make the most of each and every day!
Lara
Thanks for sharing these. I have some reading to do 🙂
Thanks, Jen! See if you recognize any names in those articles. 🙂
Interesting! I’ll pay a better attention to those articles.