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It is 6:00 AM…you have already hit the snooze button twice and are dreading the morning marathon hat lies in front of you. Making sure everyone is dressed and ready for school is enough of a process, especially when everyone is bleary-eyed (and oh-so cheery) at the very beginning of the day. Soon the chaos begins… “Mom, where are my shoes?” “I can’t find my homework!” “Did you sign my field trip form?” Everyone is scurrying around trying to get ready while you are sweating over being late…again.

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Raising children is stressful enough. Raising children and attending college is almost unthinkable, but it is possible. I had a 3-month-old daughter and 1-year-old son when I decided to go back to school and complete my first masters degree. Money was scarce and I was nursing my daughter who refused to drink from bottles. Fortunately, my then husband and mother could baby sit nearly all the time.

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The first day of school is coming up for many children and parents all around. As a parent you must just as excited as your children for the return to school! It is a great celebration to be had. A celebration for the first day of school can bring you and your children to get excited about school and learning. It can help your children get excited about going to school and become successful in school.

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Does all the homework your child’s teacher sends home make you wonder just what they’re at school doing all day? Well, if you’re like me, that thought has crossed your mind on more than one occasion. And if it has, don’t feel guilty about it. Do something about it!

In case you’ve been wondering, allow me to let you in on a bit of advice: It’s not going to end. Therefore, you can either keep griping about it, or make it into a more enjoyable experience for both you and your child. I sincerely hope you decide to do that latter. It has really improved my take on what I deemed as a total waste of both my child’s and my time in the evenings.

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There are over 49 million students in grades K-12 in the United States. The American Psychiatric Association (2000) estimates that 3-5% of the school-age population has an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). So on any given day, roughly 1.5-2.5 million children diagnosed with ADHD are heading off to school each year. Although the start of the new school year is exciting as students get ready to meet new teachers, and make new friends, they also face the challenge of a new grade-level. These simultaneous adjustments and transitions after the summer break may be especially difficult for those children with ADHD. Below are some tips for helping your child start off the new school year successfully.

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According to the latest results released by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (or OFSTED) 4% of childminders, nurseries and creche facilities were deemed as inadequate for inspections carried out between April 2006 and March 2007.

The good news of course is that 96% of childcare providers inspected were deemed as adequate or better with 3% rated as outstanding, 54% good and 39% satisfactory.

However for the 4% of childcare providers in the Getting on Well: Enjoying, Achieving and Contributing report who were judged to provide inadequate childcare some of the reasons citied for their rating included:

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According to the latest results released by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (or OFSTED) 4% of childminders, nurseries and creche facilities were deemed as inadequate for inspections carried out between April 2006 and March 2007.

The good news of course is that 96% of childcare providers inspected were deemed as adequate or better with 3% rated as outstanding, 54% good and 39% satisfactory.

However for the 4% of childcare providers in the Getting on Well: Enjoying, Achieving and Contributing report who were judged to provide inadequate childcare some of the reasons citied for their rating included:

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According to the latest results released by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (or OFSTED) 4% of childminders, nurseries and creche facilities were deemed as inadequate for inspections carried out between April 2006 and March 2007.

The good news of course is that 96% of childcare providers inspected were deemed as adequate or better with 3% rated as outstanding, 54% good and 39% satisfactory.

However for the 4% of childcare providers in the Getting on Well: Enjoying, Achieving and Contributing report who were judged to provide inadequate childcare some of the reasons citied for their rating included:

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There are over 49 million students in grades K-12 in the United States. The American Psychiatric Association (2000) estimates that 3-5% of the school-age population has an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). So on any given day, roughly 1.5-2.5 million children diagnosed with ADHD are heading off to school each year. Although the start of the new school year is exciting as students get ready to meet new teachers, and make new friends, they also face the challenge of a new grade-level. These simultaneous adjustments and transitions after the summer break may be especially difficult for those children with ADHD. Below are some tips for helping your child start off the new school year successfully.

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