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Homemade Goodies Banned at NYC School Bake Sales
Bake sales are as much a part of the school year as field trips, fire drills and book fairs. But, in its continuing effort to help reduce childhood obesity among its students, New York City is considering a ban on the sale of homemade foods at school, due to their unknown nutritional value.
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Mommy Dearest: School Yard Gossips
Mommy Dearest –
I'm at my wits' end. After school drop-off this morning, it came to my attention that two of the moms in my child's class were discussing me and my family's financial situation on their children's playdate. A number of the kids in the class are signing up for an extracurricular activity and I decided against putting my daughter in the class due to the cost.
Would a Four-Day School Week Work For You?
No more pencils, no more books! No more teachers' dirty looks! That's what kids in more than 100 school districts across 17 states are saying one day earlier now that their schools have moved to four-day school weeks.
Does Your Child's School Make It Hard to Volunteer?
Until they reach their pre-teen years, kids love to see their parents at their school. From book fairs and bake sales to auctions and snack delivery, schools are always turning to parents for a helping hand. Seventy-two percent of LilSugar readers said they volunteer at their lil one's school in one form or another.
Do You Volunteer at Your Child's School?
Lunch-room server, field-trip driver, library aid, or PTA president? However they do it, many moms make time to volunteer at their children's school. Teachers and administrators appreciate the help and the youngsters love seeing their parents on campus.
Tips For Getting Your Child to Open Up About School
Afternoons in many preschoolers' households often sound like this:
Mom: "What did you do in school today?"Child: "I don't remember." Mom: "What books did the teachers read?" Child: Silence and a blank stare.
Tell Mommy Your Thoughts on Paying Cash For Extra Credit
Would you work a little harder on a task at the office if your boss offered to give you a bonus upon completing it? Many would answer that question with a resounding, "Yes." What if that same situation was applied to schools with teachers and their students?
President Obama Wants Kids to Stay in School Longer
President Obama may be leading our nation, but he's just dad to his daughters, Malia and Sasha. And, his new idea to have longer school days and years is none too popular with them. In addition to adding class time, the commander in chief wants schools to be safe places for children to go in the afternoons and on weekends.
Have You Adjusted to the School Routine?
The kids may have adjusted to their new school routine, but have you?
Sixty-three percent of LilSugar readers prefer the lazy days of Summer to the rush of the school year, with the tight scheduling and early morning routines that the days involve. While lil ones may relish returning to their friends, the start of their extra-curricular activities and the normalcy of their daily routines, for both working and stay at home mamas, the school year often means fewer lax mornings and later nights as they try to cram all of their day's activities into fewer hours.
How Do Your Children Get to School?
What child hasn't heard the story of their parents hiking five miles to school, uphill (in both directions) during a blizzard? Such tall tales may seem even more foreign to kids as fewer moms are allowing their lil ones to walk to school on their own. According to the National Household Travel Survey, child abductions, unsafe traffic conditions, and neighborhood conditions can be blamed for the decline in the number of walkers from 41 percent in 1969 to 13 percent in 2001.
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