Back2School tips from Parents.com

Parents.com always has wonderful advice and good articles for parents, and getting your kids back to school is no exception.

At parents.com they have an article showing you “15+ ways to boost school success”. There are categories like showing support, encourage learning, encourage social skills and setting up a learning environment with tips under each category to help your child as they return back to school.

Next they have information on “How To Pack Lunch Like A Celebrity Chef“.  My son is always asking to get a lunch box (I think they actually call them lunch kits these days).  And I would let him if I even had a clue how to make his lunch exciting and nutritious  and not the routine peanut butter and jelly every day.  This article gives multiple suggestions from multiple celebrity chefs about some really cool and delicious foods and snacks to fill in your child’s lunch kit.

If you have a younger child going to preschool or just starting kindergarten then this article is for you ” Preparing for Separation Anxiety“.  There is nothing harder on a parent then dropping off your child on the first day of school and having them crying for you as you are forced to leave them in a strange place.  This article covers What to do before school starts (the weeks leading up to school), what to do the first day of school, and reader’s tips on how they dealt with separation anxiety in their children.  There are some great tips that will surely make the transition easier on both you and your child.

And finally don’t forget,  that just about anything parenting related can be found at parents.com