Category: Back to School

Back to School isn’t just about the kids.  Many mothers put their schooling on hold to spend time with their children, or because raising a family makes finances a little tighter.

American Public University is a place that understands moms have a lot of responsibilities, on many different levels.

APU’s tuition is one of the

Twitter Moms and Staples are always on the look out to save you money when shopping for school and office supplies.  So they are asking the blogging community to share tips on how we save money when going back to school shopping.

Since we homeschool, we don’t have to get the “goods” right away for that “first day”, so we end up saving a lot throughout the year on supplies for schooling.  Here are some of my tips:

Being homeschoolers, we’re able to take full advantage of purchasing our school supplies on clearance, since we don’t have to worry about having a backpack full of supplies for the “First Day of School”.

I remember when Amber attended public school, there were students who came with empty backpacks or the very barest of essential supplies.  Some with just a shopping bag to tote their few pencils in.  Attitude has a lot to do with achieving academically, and feeling embarrassed or of less worth because of economic hardship, is not something a child should need to deal with.

Twitter Moms and Airwear are asking moms to share tips on how they ensure a healthy, safe and successful school year for their children.

So here are mine:

Successful

1) Routine – A couple of weeks before school starts, begin your weekly routine.  Make sure bedtime will be the time it will be when school starts.  Have children wake up to their alarms, eat breakfast and get school bags by the door.  That will make sure that when school starts they’re ready to go with no hassles.