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The Best Questions to Ask Your Child's Teacher at the Start of Every School Year

The Best Questions to Ask Your Child's Teacher at the Start of Every School Year

Children spend more weekday hours in the classroom than they do at home. Knowing the answers to these questions will help maximize your child's education and help them develop in an age-appropriate manner.

8 Ways to Make the Most of Your School's Open House

8 Ways to Make the Most of Your School's Open House

Back to school open house events can be so informative. Here's how to get the most out of the experience according to teachers.

Bulletproof Backpacks Are Selling Out This Back-to-School Season, But Should You Buy One?

Bulletproof Backpacks Are Selling Out This Back-to-School Season, But Should You Buy One?

On shopping excursions to gear kids up with a year's worth of pencils, notebooks, and folders, many parents are opting to pack them all in an armored backpack.

8 DIY School Supplies

8 DIY School Supplies

Nothing drums up motivation for homework like a fanciful folder to keep things organized! Decorate all your kids’ classroom gear with these easy, on-trend DIY projects.

Hack Your Home for a Smarter School Year

Hack Your Home for a Smarter School Year

These tips and tricks can streamline your home for back-to-school season.

21 Teacher-Mom Hacks for an Easier School Year

21 Teacher-Mom Hacks for an Easier School Year

Conquer first-day fears with strategies from teachers who have young kids themselves. Plus: Score advice on back-to-school clothes shopping, friend making, and more.

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The Smart Way to Talk to Teachers

The Smart Way to Talk to Teachers

She may not have great news -- schoolwork struggles? behavior blunders? -- but we've got savvy strategies to fix the problem.

10 Types of Parents That Teachers Secretly Hate

10 Types of Parents That Teachers Secretly Hate

Most parents are fantastic, but a few always make teachers dream of next summer before the year even begins.

5 Smart Ways to Handle Teacher Troubles

5 Smart Ways to Handle Teacher Troubles

8 Fun First-Day-of-School Traditions

8 Fun First-Day-of-School Traditions

How to Create a Homework HQ

How to Create a Homework HQ

What Do You Remember About YOUR First Day of School?

What Do You Remember About YOUR First Day of School?

5 Things Co-Parenting Families Can Do to Make Back-to-School Season Easier

It's important for co-parenting families to streamline communication and establish the kids' schedule ahead of a busy school year. Family law experts share practical tips to help parents start the school year on the same page.

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Back to School Tips for Parents: A Grade By Grade Guide

Back to School Tips for Parents: A Grade By Grade Guide

Jenny Mollen Shares Photo of Epic School Lunch for Son—and Busy Philipps Asks If He Eats It

Jenny Mollen Shares Photo of Epic School Lunch for Son—and Busy Philipps Asks If He Eats It

Jennifer Garner Turns Herself Into a First Day of School Meme that Any Parent Can Relate to

Jennifer Garner Turns Herself Into a First Day of School Meme that Any Parent Can Relate to

Jon Gosselin Celebrates Daughter Hannah's First Day of School Apart from Her Sextuplet Siblings

Jon Gosselin Celebrates Daughter Hannah's First Day of School Apart from Her Sextuplet Siblings

Study Declares Routine is Parents' Top Priority For Back-to-School Success

Study Declares Routine is Parents' Top Priority For Back-to-School Success

Mom Shares Her Son's Funny School Portraits Taken Against a Green Screen

Mom Shares Her Son's Funny School Portraits Taken Against a Green Screen

22 Back-to-School Gear Must-Haves for 2018

22 Back-to-School Gear Must-Haves for 2018

This Super-Funny Mom Is Every Parent in the School Drop-Off Line

This Super-Funny Mom Is Every Parent in the School Drop-Off Line

Gymboree Stores and Clothes Just Got an All-Around Trendy Makeover

Gymboree Stores and Clothes Just Got an All-Around Trendy Makeover

12 Ways Families Can Stay Active After School

12 Ways Families Can Stay Active After School

5 Ways to Have the Best Back to School Ever

5 Ways to Have the Best Back to School Ever

Do You Live in One of the Best States for Teachers?

Do You Live in One of the Best States for Teachers?

Teacher Transforms Classroom into a 'Harry Potter' Lover's Dream Land

Teacher Transforms Classroom into a 'Harry Potter' Lover's Dream Land

This Family's Back-To-School Photo Became an Internet Sensation

This Family's Back-To-School Photo Became an Internet Sensation

Dad-and-Daughter Duo Remix 'Rake it Up' for Back-to-School Season

Dad-and-Daughter Duo Remix 'Rake it Up' for Back-to-School Season

Dad Gets In On Mom's Hilarious Back-to-School Photos

Dad Gets In On Mom's Hilarious Back-to-School Photos

Back-to-School Worries: A New Survey Reveals Parents' Top Concerns

Back-to-School Worries: A New Survey Reveals Parents' Top Concerns

50 Inside Secrets From School Employees

50 Inside Secrets From School Employees

Brilliant Parents Create a Gourmet Coffee Truck for School Car Line

Brilliant Parents Create a Gourmet Coffee Truck for School Car Line

Holderness Family Celebrates Back to School in Hilarious New Video

Holderness Family Celebrates Back to School in Hilarious New Video

Teachers and Students Show Off Their Creativity in New Set of Back-to-School Videos

Teachers and Students Show Off Their Creativity in New Set of Back-to-School Videos

Mom Who's Had Kids Home for 11 Years Straight Celebrates Back to School in Viral Photo

Mom Who's Had Kids Home for 11 Years Straight Celebrates Back to School in Viral Photo

5 Parent-Tested Morning Rituals for a Happy Day

5 Parent-Tested Morning Rituals for a Happy Day

JCPenney's New Campaign Gives Back-to-School Essentials to Kids in Need

JCPenney's New Campaign Gives Back-to-School Essentials to Kids in Need

Video Nails How Moms Feel at the Beginning of Summer vs. the End

Video Nails How Moms Feel at the Beginning of Summer vs. the End