http://backtoschool.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Back to School GuideSite. http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2009-06-16T16:10:44Z Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:10:44 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2009/08/14/how-do-you-find-your-best-deals-on-school-supplies.htm <p>There are a lot of shopping strategies when it comes to getting your child's school items. As <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://workathomemoms.about.com/b/2009/08/13/thrifty-thursday-how-do-you-find-your-best-deals-on-school-supplies.htm">Parenting Guide Laureen Miles Brunelli</a> writes: I've been burned by the "wait until school starts" approach to buying supplies, sometimes waiting too long and discovering stores out of stock of certain items.</p> <p>In those instances, not only did it mean an additional trip to the store, in some cases I ended up paying...choke...<em>full price</em> when items came back in stock!</p> <p>So I've learned to shop smart but early. I layout the sales pages and my kids' school supply lists together and try to find the best spot to shop. But maybe it's just me and my kids' overly particular teachers. Do you think waiting until school starts is a good strategy? <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://workathomemoms.about.com/u/ua/changestransitions/discountschoolsupply.htm?from=lb#ua_form">Tell us</a> how you save on school supplies.</p><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2009/08/14/how-do-you-find-your-best-deals-on-school-supplies.htm">How Do You Find Your Best Deals on School Supplies?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/">About.com Back to School</a> on Friday, August 14th, 2009 at 12:26:05.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2009/08/14/how-do-you-find-your-best-deals-on-school-supplies.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2009/08/14/how-do-you-find-your-best-deals-on-school-supplies.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://backtoschool.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2009/08/14/how-do-you-find-your-best-deals-on-school-supplies.htm&zItl=How Do You Find Your Best Deals on School Supplies?">Email this</a></p> http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2009/08/14/how-do-you-find-your-best-deals-on-school-supplies.htm Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:26:05 +0000 2009-08-14T12:26:05Z http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2009/06/16/the-back-to-school-season-its-starting-already.htm The media with its hype of back-to-school sales, back-to-school supplies and back-to-school clothes--starting while we're all still immersed in summer vacation--might have us believe that "back to school" is code for "buy more stuff." <br /><br /> It’s not. <br /><br /> As <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://workathomemoms.about.com/od/changestransitions/tp/backtoschool.htm">Parenting Guide Laureen Miles Brunelli</a> writes, though, you might want to think of it as “get organized” season. Read more about <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://workathomemoms.about.com/od/changestransitions/tp/backtoschool.htm">getting ready for back to school</a>. <p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2009/06/16/the-back-to-school-season-its-starting-already.htm">The "Back-to-School Season" -- It's Starting Already</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/">About.com Back to School</a> on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 at 16:10:44.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2009/06/16/the-back-to-school-season-its-starting-already.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2009/06/16/the-back-to-school-season-its-starting-already.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://backtoschool.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2009/06/16/the-back-to-school-season-its-starting-already.htm&zItl=The "Back-to-School Season" -- It's Starting Already">Email this</a></p> http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2009/06/16/the-back-to-school-season-its-starting-already.htm Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:10:44 +0000 2009-06-16T16:10:44Z http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/16/working-on-the-big-project.htm Seems like every semester the kids have a really big project that's due. Sometimes it's a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://biology.about.com/od/biologysciencefair/a/aa010807a.htm">science project:</a> one son made his entire project to compare bike tire types just to prove me wrong from an earlier discussion (he was right). Other times The Big Project is c<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://forestry.about.com/od/treeidentification/a/leaf_collection.htm">ollecting and typing leaves</a> or a bug collection. <a href =http://backtoschool.about.com/b/a/201145.htm>Read more...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/16/working-on-the-big-project.htm">Working on 'The Big Project'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/">About.com Back to School</a> on Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 at 14:24:56.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/16/working-on-the-big-project.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/16/working-on-the-big-project.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://backtoschool.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/16/working-on-the-big-project.htm&zItl=Working on 'The Big Project'">Email this</a></p> http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/16/working-on-the-big-project.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:24:56 +0000 2008-09-16T14:24:56Z http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/13/eat-your-breakfast.htm What's the secret to getting kids to want to eat a good breakfast? I wish I knew. Although I've tried to be creative and offer healthy <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://southernfood.about.com/od/backtoschool/a/aa080400a.htm">breakfast choices</a>, only my daughter wants to sit down and eat a good breakfast. <a href =http://backtoschool.about.com/b/a/201144.htm>Read more...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/13/eat-your-breakfast.htm">Eat Your Breakfast!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/">About.com Back to School</a> on Saturday, September 13th, 2008 at 23:45:08.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/13/eat-your-breakfast.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/13/eat-your-breakfast.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://backtoschool.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/13/eat-your-breakfast.htm&zItl=Eat Your Breakfast!">Email this</a></p> http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/13/eat-your-breakfast.htm Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:45:08 +0000 2008-09-13T23:45:08Z http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/11/ready-to-drive-mom-crazy-literally.htm I've been putting off <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://teenadvice.about.com/library/teenquiz/bldrivingquiz.htm">Driver's Ed</a> for weeks now, hoping my son will just be happy riding his horse around. 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Literally.</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/">About.com Back to School</a> on Thursday, September 11th, 2008 at 19:55:31.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/11/ready-to-drive-mom-crazy-literally.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/11/ready-to-drive-mom-crazy-literally.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://backtoschool.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/11/ready-to-drive-mom-crazy-literally.htm&zItl=Ready to Drive Mom Crazy. Literally.">Email this</a></p> http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/11/ready-to-drive-mom-crazy-literally.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:55:31 +0000 2008-09-11T19:55:31Z http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/09/on-the-road-mom-guilt.htm This week I missed "Meet the Teacher" night, my daughter's stuffy nose and decorating the 4H float for this weekend's parade. Although I love my job (and honestly, I love to travel for it, too), I sometimes feel <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://workingmoms.about.com/od/todaysworkingmoms/a/workguilt.htm">working mom guilt</a> about being gone. I tried to make up for being gone by meeting some teachers ahead of time, blowing "mommy medicine" kisses over the phone and sending my oldest son to decorate the float. But still, it's never the same as being there yourself. <a href =http://backtoschool.about.com/b/a/201142.htm>Read more...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/09/on-the-road-mom-guilt.htm">On-the-Road Mom Guilt</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/">About.com Back to School</a> on Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 at 11:37:05.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/09/on-the-road-mom-guilt.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/09/on-the-road-mom-guilt.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://backtoschool.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/09/on-the-road-mom-guilt.htm&zItl=On-the-Road Mom Guilt">Email this</a></p> http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/09/on-the-road-mom-guilt.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:37:05 +0000 2008-09-09T11:37:05Z http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/06/sports-sports-and-more-sports.htm Mouthguards, physicals, personalized jerseys, cleats. Is your back-school shopping list for kids in sports as long as mine? Over the years my kids have done T-ball, hockey, football, soccer -- lots of soccer -- martial arts and gymnastics. I love what playing team sports teaches kids, but with all of the practices and games, it's sometimes difficult to <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://childparenting.about.com/od/activitiesandfun/a/youthsports.htm">balance sports and family life.</a> <a href =http://backtoschool.about.com/b/a/201141.htm>Read more...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/06/sports-sports-and-more-sports.htm">Sports, Sports and More Sports</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/">About.com Back to School</a> on Saturday, September 6th, 2008 at 15:45:18.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/06/sports-sports-and-more-sports.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/06/sports-sports-and-more-sports.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://backtoschool.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/06/sports-sports-and-more-sports.htm&zItl=Sports, Sports and More Sports">Email this</a></p> http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/06/sports-sports-and-more-sports.htm Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:45:18 +0000 2008-09-06T15:45:18Z http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/04/extreme-celebrity-mommy-and-me.htm Angeline Jolie and toddler Zahara step out with matching <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.pursepage.com/celebrity-purses/angelina-jolie-zaharas-matching-valentino-purses.html">Valentino Histoire bags</a> (the grownup version retails for around $1600.) Little Suri Cruise not only wears the same labels that her designer-loving mom Katie Holmes wears, she shares a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.theinsider.com/news/948666_Celebrity_Hair_Affair_Katie_Holmes_Suri_Cruise">haircut with her mom</a>. Although I'm all for letting our daughters learn by copying us, I'm kind of creeped out by celebs who treat their kids as fashion accessories. <a href =http://backtoschool.about.com/b/a/201140.htm>Read more...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/04/extreme-celebrity-mommy-and-me.htm">Extreme Celebrity Mommy and Me</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/">About.com Back to School</a> on Thursday, September 4th, 2008 at 22:06:31.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/04/extreme-celebrity-mommy-and-me.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/04/extreme-celebrity-mommy-and-me.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://backtoschool.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/04/extreme-celebrity-mommy-and-me.htm&zItl=Extreme Celebrity Mommy and Me">Email this</a></p> http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/04/extreme-celebrity-mommy-and-me.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:06:31 +0000 2008-09-04T22:06:31Z http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/09/02/is-miley-too-tarty-for-kids.htm Fashion guru Tim Gunn of "Project Runway" recently called <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://kidsmusic.about.com/od/artist1/p/hannahmontana.htm">Miley Cyrus'</a> outfits "tarty." Surprised? I'm not. 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After a few weeks, jeans start to fray around the hems, tennies turn the color of playground dust and tee shirts start to fade. <a href =http://backtoschool.about.com/b/a/201138.htm>Read more...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border: 1px solid #d5d0bf;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/08/30/making-back-to-school-clothing-last.htm">Make Back-to-School Clothing Last</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/">About.com Back to School</a> on Saturday, August 30th, 2008 at 21:11:01.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/08/30/making-back-to-school-clothing-last.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/08/30/making-back-to-school-clothing-last.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://backtoschool.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/08/30/making-back-to-school-clothing-last.htm&zItl=Make Back-to-School Clothing Last">Email this</a></p> http://backtoschool.about.com/b/2008/08/30/making-back-to-school-clothing-last.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:11:01 +0000 2008-08-30T21:11:01Z