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How to Set Up a Homework Station for School Success
Is back-to-school season in full swing at your home? Great! Take advantage of the easy early days and spend some time to set up a homework station for the kids to make working on school projects...
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How to Organize a Field Trip
No matter where your child attends school – home, public, or private – field trips are an incredible way to broaden his understanding of a subject and give him an opportunity to add real world...
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Organize for Back to School Time
It is hard to believe that summer time is wrapping up and it is nearing time to send the kiddos back to school. In some ways it is sad and in some ways it seems like a relief-it’s hard to keep them...
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Back to School: Managing Kids at Different Schools
The snow lay on the ground, but it was not crisp and even. In fact there was hardly any snow on the parking lot. Not only was there little snow, but there were no cars. “Where was everyone?” I said...
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10 Minute Desk Drawer Declutter
Sometimes I wonder why I put off organizing things that take so little time and effort and yet make a big difference in not only appearance, but also usability. For example, our kitchen desk drawer...
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Homework Supply Box
Last year when I had 3 young children in elementary school, I struggled with having supplies on hand for homework time until I came up with a homework supply box. I grabbed a plastic box with a lid...
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The Case Against Travel Sizes: Organizing Sabotage
Riddle: What is smaller than the palm of your hand but takes up an entire closet? Answer: Travel sizes! Whether you call them travel sizes, trial sizes, or sample sizes, the allure of travel sizes...
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How to Make School Mornings Run More Smoothly
School mornings can be a hectic time of scrambling for clothes and shoes, putting homework papers in the backpacks, packing lunches and making sure all the notes are filled out for the teachers....
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8 Tips for Making Mornings Easier with Kids
Are you a morning person? I’m not! As my kids have hit elementary school, they too struggle with mornings. As much as I love being with them, I dread waking them. Know what I mean? Make a list. Kids...
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Ask Dr. G: How to Get Kids to Clean Their Room (and Other Miracles)
How can I get my 11 yo (ADD) daughter and 5 yo son to clean their rooms? Not squeaky, just clean floors, no trash, laundry away? Jennifer, in WA Is it worth it to make our kids keep their rooms clean?...
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