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Keeping Your Sanity in the Back-to-School Madness

Recently I was perusing this post on 31 Writing Prompts for August to get my creative juices flowing and #5 hit me before I could even read on, it asked, “How do you respond to change?”

My immediate thought?

Not well.

And, this is the time of year my response to change stares me right in my anxiety-ridden face: back-to-school.

The anxiety starts to kick in a couple weeks before school starts and culminates with me feeling like I am losing my sanity come the second week of school.

BUT, I want to try to do things differently this year. Handle the school year transition with a little more ease, which inspired this post on how to keep your back-to-school sanity….

How to Have a Painless Back-to-School Transition

For a lot of families (including ours!) the transition from summer to the school year can be stressful. But, it doesn’t have to be.

Local Orange County clinical psychologist, Dr. Jerry Weichman wrote a great article on summer to school transition tips for kids.

If you have anything that has worked in the past for your family, please share in the comments below. After all, we are all in this together!

Correcting Another Person’s Kid

Today I want to open up dialogue for another touchy parenting topic: I want to know what you think about correcting another person’s kid…if that child is being mean or destructive.

Is it okay? Does it cross an unspoken boundary among parents? When is it okay or not okay?

This Bar Saves Lives

Complimentary product sample sent for review.

This Bar Saves Lives, the makers of 3 yummy non-GMO snack bars, just launched at Sprouts markets nationwide and I felt compelled to write about these bars after learning about their company with a cause.

Did you have any idea severe acute malnutrition claims the lives of upwards of 2.6 million children a year; or one child every 12 seconds? Did that just give you the chills?

Staying at the Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove Hotel

[Disclosure: My family received a complimentary room to facilitate this Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove Hotel family review.] This Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove Hotel review is for anyone looking for a fun, comfortable, family-friendly hotel near Disneyland (as well as lots of other great Orange County parks and attractions). My family and I recently had the opportunity to… Continue reading Staying at the Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove Hotel