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How Much Do You Spend on Back To School

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For the first time in my parenting life, I had to write that check to a preschool for my 4 year old.  My husband and I work opposite schedules so we have been able to stay home with the kids.  We debated waiting one more year when he would enter public school, but decided to fork over the money so he could be around other kids his age and start learning more than we can teach him at home.

Our son is excited to go to school which is great and wants to start packing a backpack.  Thanks goodness we have at least another year before we have to start paying for tons of supplies, sports, music, etc.  Watching my friends and families with growing kids, it seems with each passing year comes even more on the shopping list for back to school.

So I’m guessing a $500 Target gift card could really help you out this time of year!!

MySDMoms wants to help you send the kids back to school feeling like winners!  You could win a $500 Target gift card simply by entering HERE.  One person will be randomly selected to win on September 11, 2017.

A $500 Target gift card goes a long way to getting geared up for another school year. From backpacks to binders, crayons to clothes….you could be the lucky winner.  Good luck!

9 Things You Never Knew About Your Child’s Day at School, Straight From a Teacher

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Have you ever thought…I wonder what happens after I drop my child off at school? It’s almost impossible for a parent to stay with their child for an entire day of school, so in order for parents to better understand their school experiences, one anonymous teacher shared nine things about a typical school day that most parents don’t get…but need to.

One of the 9 things that you probably didn’t expect is they blossom when you drop them off. Your child may be super clingy and shy around you but that doesn’t mean they are at school. Some children transform into completely different people when they aren’t glued to your side. This is important for parents to realize and to never assume that their child takes on the same role at school as they do at home.

Another thing is hurt feelings are not always a bad thing. Children learn a lot at school that doesn’t have anything to do with writing or math.  Learning social skills and how to deal with them is a very big part of school. Children, no matter how adorable they appear, can be mean and hurtful – usually not meaning to be. It is tremendously important that they learn how to react to these feelings and equally as important – recovering from them appropriately.

To see the rest of the 9 things that you really need to know at popsugar.com….CLICK HERE!

Working Moms Feel Guilty All the Time

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Working Moms Feel Guilty All the Time Because of Their Childhoods, Says Science

When I grew up, ya know back in 1980’s – the olden days, moms were the ones who stayed home with the kids and handled all of the domestic chores while dad went to work. There was not a time when I came home from school and my mom was not there. That’s just the way it was. As I grew up that began to be less common with my age group. Today finding a mom who stays home with the kids is far and few in between and there are a variety of reasons for that, some personal preference and economic as well – but that’s a different story. The issue today is that a lot of moms feel guilty not being home with their children. Recent studies show guilt many working moms feel is actually brought on by their own childhood experiences.

Research was conducted at Queen Mary University in London. Researchers conducted 148 interviews with 78 different male and female employees from multiple different accounting and legal firms.  Dr. Iona Lupu, co-author of the study said “We are not blank slates when we join the workforce. Many of our attitudes [about work and family] are already deeply ingrained from childhood.” That makes perfect sense. I clearly remember my mother telling my sister and I how she loved her job, but felt that is was her responsibility to stay home with us kids. But like I said earlier, it was much different back when I grew up – especially economically. One female participant in the study stated “I do remember my mother always regretting she didn’t have a job outside the home and that was something that influenced me and all my sisters…. She’d encourage us to find a career where we could work. She was quite academic herself, more educated than my father, but because of the nature of families and young children, she’d had to become this stay-at-home parent.”

The study does not completely get rid of the guilt some working moms feel, but it does provide some great insight as to where those feelings come from. Childhoods have a major impact on our feelings toward our careers -more than we realize.  The “traditional” role of moms has changed dramatically since we were kids and we can’t erase those feelings of guilt, studies like these can help us understand and be more accepting of what motherhood should be.

To read the full article from Cafe Moms….CLICK HERE! 

BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVE 2017

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Back to school is literally around the corner. If you haven’t started your school shopping yet, no time to waste! I remember when I was a kid how excited my sister and I got during back to school shopping. New shoes, clothes, lunch boxes, folders and it was the one special day we got to go to a fast food restaurant.  I remember it like it was yesterday. Unfortunately not all kids will have that memory. There are more than 2,000 children and teens in San Diego alone that start the new school year with nothing, simply because they’re families cannot afford it.

Say San Diego (Social Advocates for Youth) knows how important a good education is and is here to help. They are holding a back to school drive that will help countless children and teens return to the new year of school with new supplies, clothes and shoes. Say San Diego has different ways you can choose from to help.

If you are interested in helping a child start the New Year right, please CLICK HERE! 

For PDF posters to this Back to school drive provided by Say San Diego CLICK HERE! 

Kissing It Better Really Works!

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Pucker up… kissing it better really works: Saliva found to have properties that help speed up the healing process

Is there anything worse than seeing your child fall down and hurt themselves? It just cuts through your heart to see them hurting, even if it’s just a little scrape. Just about any parent’s first reaction is to run over and kiss it better. That always seems to help stop the crying, acting as a loving kind of placebo effect. Well – good news, it is not just a gesture of love to make your little one feel better.

Research is showing that saliva has properties that can actually advance recovery, which is why cuts in the mouth heal quicker. Makes perfect sense right? Professor Vicente Torres, of the University of Chile, states “These findings open new alternatives to better understand the biology underlying the differences between oral and skin wound healing. We believe the study could help the design of better approaches to improve wound healing in tissues other than the mouth.”

Professor Torres uses all sorts of cool scientific medical jargon such as histatin -1 and a process known medically as angiogenesis. What does that mean you ask? I don’t know, I’m not a scientist, but I do know that if it’s going to make my little one feel better and heal quicker…I’m all for kissing it and making it better.

To read the entire article from Dailymail.com, CLICK HERE! 

 

 

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