When my first child started school, I became aware that on an almost daily basis his lunchbox was still full at the end of the day. There might be a bite out of the sandwich, maybe a few grapes missing or a few carrots nibbled on but other than that I was basically unloading [...]

Tanja Cilia joins us again for another post on going back to school.
Thank you Tanja for joining us today.
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The First Day Of School. A phrase that must be written like that, because it is such an important milestone for the child -and for the parents too.
School is the place where a child may spend [...]

The school year looms before us and although I love many of the commercials that are airing right now for back to school products, I am dreading the overall cost that going back to school will create.
This is actually the first year for me where I have, not one, but two children in school. [...]

Yes, I know that the summer is only half over but I thought it would be a great time to start looking ahead to the school year. The stores are already doing it and I know that advertisers are gearing up their back to school propaganda, so why not start having a few helpful blog [...]