Back to school resources

August 30, 2010

Pop quiz: When is your child old enough to stay home alone? What’s the No. 1 reason for visits to the school nurse? What do you do if your child is bullying a classmate? Not sure? No worries. Children’s has put together the following cheat sheets for you to help make the back-to-school transition as easy as possible. Start studying!

Backpack Safety

• Is your child’s backpack too heavy?

Back-to-School-General

• Dealing with back-to-school jitters
• Is your child ready to stay at home alone after school?
• 7 Steps for a healthier back-to-school transition

Back-to-School Shopping

• Shoe-shopping tips: Putting a healthy foot forward

Bus and Pedestrian Safety

• Safely walking, biking or riding the bus to school  

Bullying/Cyberbullying

• Parent involvement key to stop child bullying
• Bullying Persists

Food/Nutrition

• Brown-bagging it in style
• Eating healthy at the school cafeteria  
• How to eat healthy on a budget  

Tummy Troubles at School

• When belly pain won’t go away