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School Tips for Moms

Preparing kids for back to school

As the summer days inch - or speed! - closer and closer to the start of school, more than one child and parent is feeling wistful...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Monday Mom challenge: Preparing for back-to-school!

Back-to-school season can be a bittersweet time. Summer fun is winding down, a change of season looms, and a return to a more...

Children's Health

10 Back-to-school health products for kids

Back to school means summer is over and your kids are once again working hard in the classroom. The busy schedules, hours of...

Tweens, Teens & College

Teaching kids to dress their age

Moms today are active and involved in back to school shopping, a new survey says. With kids and parents hitting the stores now for...

School Fashion

Accessory trends for boys

Help your son show off his personal style with these cool accessories that will help give him a hip look for back to school. From...

School Fashion

Top 10 back to school wardrobe essentials

Gearing up for back to school clothes shopping for your kids? Let us help you streamline your shopping with our list of the top 10...

School Fashion

Back to school shopping tips for moms

The new school year is almost upon us, but before you kiss your kids buh-bye at the bus stop, you need to make sure they are...

School Fashion

5 Denim trends for kids

Jeans have become a staple in every kid’s wardrobe. From vintage and distressed denim to hot pink jeans and even a demin/legging...

Age by Age

No fuss tips for getting your family out the door

Does the morning hustle and bustle leave you feeling exhausted before you even set foot out the door? From organization tips to...

School Food

10 Healthy lessons for the breakfast table

Breakfast food is brain food, but what you talk about at the breakfast table can be just as integral to your kids’ intelligence....

School Food

5 Ways to get kids to eat breakfast

Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but an estimated 40 percen of children do not eat any, or an adequate,...

School Food

Fun ways to make fruit kid friendly

If it feels like your efforts to strive for five are getting your kids nowhere, try putting a little fun back in your family’s...

School Food

5 Tips for encouraging kids to eat healthy

Encouraging kids to eat healthy sets them up for nutritional success later in life, as well. Starting at a young age enables her to...

Children's Health

6 Ways to keep students healthy

From before the time your children are born, you worry about their health. And though we can't protect our kids from every germ or...

School Food

3 Stove-free healthy breakfasts for kids

Who needs a stove when you have so many other ways to serve up an easy and healthy breakfast? Try a few of these alternatives for...

SheKnows TV: Delicious Life Challenge

5 Fast school day breakfast recipes

The school alarm clock sounds, setting all members of the house into action. Showers are started, buttons and zippers are fastened...

School Food

6 Simple swaps for a healthier school breakfast

Eating breakfast promotes proper growth and maximizes school performance. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, breakfast...

School Food

5 Quick math lessons for the breakfast table

Nutritionally speaking, breakfast gets your body off to a good start for the day. Use breakfast to stimulate the brain too with 5...

Parenting Tips & Advice

15 Back to school tips for moms 

The long, lazy days of summer are getting shorter, and summer vacations are concluding as suitcases filled with summer memories are...

School Food

5 Tips to help moms get breakfast on the table

You've heard it before, and it still holds true: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And getting a healthy breakfast on...

School Age Kids

5 school supplies you didn't think you needed

You already know you need to stock up on composition books, binders, pencils and note cards. You have cases full of erasers and...