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• Kids and Chores: Chilling The Chore Wars
  Posted by Cynthia Ewer on August 15, 2019When it comes to kids and housework, the blasted terrain is familiar: a dirty house, balky children, and frazzled, frustrated parents--and a new school year throws the issue into high relief. How to negotiate a peace on the issue of children and chores? Try these family-tested strategies to calm the conflict and gain
• Buy Alert: 6 Back-to-School Bargains for Christmas Savings
  Posted by Cynthia Ewer on August 14, 2019With summer winding down, school is on the way--and so are rock-bottom prices on back-to-school needs! Ready to save? Back-to-school sales aren't just for families with children! Smart Santas know that back-to-school sales offer great values on products used for holiday gifts, giving and decor. Start shopping now
• Morning Madness? Tame It With A Family Launch Pad
  Posted by Cynthia Ewer on August 13, 2019Morning Madness! Only the pre-dinner "Arsenic Hour" comes close in the "Calgon, take me away!" category. Bathroom fights, soggy cereal, and the ever-present, "Mommy! I can't find my . . . !" Getting the family out the door in the morning can make any parent want to pull the bedclothe
• Back-to-School Shopping Tips: Start Early and Save
  Posted by Cynthia Ewer on August 12, 2019Ah, summer! Baseball and sunshine, lemonade stands ... and back to school? Yep. Summer or not, it's time to think about ways to save money shopping for back-to-school clothing and school supplies. Retailers are poised to begin back-to-school promotions the instant July 4th's fireworks cease to glow. Savvy sh
• Get Organized for Homeschool
  Homeschool families, like Tolstoy's happy ones, are all alike: drowning in a sea of clutter! Whatever the organization arena--time, space, money, computer access—-homeschool families have it worse. They have more stuff, less time, more distractions, less money, more chores and less space than just about anybody else. How do you get organized for homesch
• Make A Plan: Teach Kids The Planner Habit
  Posted by Cynthia Ewer on August 11, 2019Teachers, parents and homeschool families know that training kids to the planner habit makes for successful students. School districts throughout the USA issue planners to pupils and integrate planner use into the school day. Homeschool families use planners to track and organize lessons, chores and activities, while