By: Dr. Lou Romig Preparing for your children to go to school in the fall means more than buying new clothes and school supplies. Here’s a checklist of a few things that will help your child stay healthy and happy during the school year. Obtain school and sports physicals and update vaccinations as needed. If […]
Reduce First Day Jitters
BY SARAH LYONS As kids pack up their new backpacks, sharpen their pencils, and try on their new fall clothes, most start to get excited about the first day of school. While the beginning of the school year is an exciting time and represents a new start, some kids may feel anxious about the unknown. […]
Seven Ways to Start the School Year Right
By Janeen Lewis School bells will soon be ringing, and while that means no more sleeping in or lazy days at the pool, welcoming structure and routine back into family life helps get kids who are reluctant to return to school more motivated to go. With a positive attitude and a few back to school […]
Make the Grade with Back-to-School Lunches
Back-to-school time means it’s back to being busy before, during and after school, so it’s time for parents and kids to create new routines. From early wakeup calls to shuttling kids to school and activities, ease the morning mayhem by incorporating a simple meal-planning strategy. As a parent, look for fresh, make-ahead options your kids […]
PB Picks – August 2018 – Back to School
Mead is introducing their very first line of affordable, quality personal laminators for use in the classroom and home. Check out the Mead® 9.5” HeatSeal® Pro Thermal Laminator (also available in 12.5” size). So many great uses from crafts to calendars to preserving your child’s artwork and other mementos. Features of this new line include: […]
7 Quick Tips For Keeping Your Child’s Afterschool Routine Positive & Balanced
BY SANDI SCHWARTZ We all want to help our children succeed, and often wonder if we are doing too much or too little. We may think we are guiding them, but might actually be pressuring our kids too much and making them feel as if they are not good enough. Unfortunately, this can lead […]
2016 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday
2016 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday August 5 through August 7! This holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 5, 2016, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 7, 2016. During this sales tax holiday period, Florida law directs that no sales tax or local option tax (also known as discretionary sales surtax) will […]
It’s Time! Teaching Kids Time Management Skills
by Christa Melnyk Hines “What are you doing?!” I say to my son. “I told you five minutes ago to get dressed. We are leaving for your baseball game!” Even in my apparent state of frustration, my 6-year-old refuses to be rushed along as he reluctantly tosses his toy plane onto the floor and slowly […]
Lunchbox Makeover
By: Samantha G. Clark We send our children off to school in their newly purchased sneakers, backpacks filled with school supplies and hopefully- lunch money. But if your children are like mine, and insist that you pack them a different lunch and snack every day of the week, then your choices are minimal and become […]
2016-2017 Palm Beach County School Calendar
PB Parenting is ready for the new school year! Check out our handy calendar! You can also download a printable version – school cal download