Jumpstart Learning for the School Year – 7 Ways to Incorporate Learning into...
It’s August and to most of us, that means one thing — one more month until school. If you’re like many moms you started the summer out with good intentions to keep the kids reading and learning math,...
View ArticleTips and Recipes for Back to School Breakfasts
Whether your child is starting school for the very first time or starting his last year of high school, the first day back is usually a time of excitement mixed with a fair amount of jitters. Children...
View ArticleTips from Local Parents for Packing a Healthy School Lunch
Lunch is too often neglected. Fast food options abound, but increasing numbers of families want to send their kids to school with something healthier. Long Island Mamas surveyed local families for...
View ArticleBack to School: Tips for Prepping Your Child for Kindergarten
With summer quickly coming to an end, many parents and Kindergarteners may be worried about starting school. Kindergarten is a huge milestone in a child’s life. The first day can be stressful and...
View ArticleBack to School: Tips For Preparing Your Elementary School Child with Local...
Summer is rushing to an end and parents everywhere are on the hunt for new school supplies, clothes, and backpacks. It’s easy to forget for a moment that it might be a scary or nerve-wracking time for...
View ArticleBack to School: 3 Tips for Helping Middle Schoolers Get (and Stay) Organized...
Middle school is a big transition for kids. They go from keeping all of their books and supplies at their desk to using lockers. The students go from mainly staying in one room for most of each day to...
View ArticleInterpreting College Financial Aid Packages
All across Long Island, families are receiving an important piece of mail that will determine the next four years of their college-bound teenager’s lives. It’s not the acceptance letter (though those...
View ArticleOptions for High School Students with Uncertain Future Plans
Across Long Island, high school students are finalizing their college plans for the fall. Yet there are many students that, for a variety of reasons, have not yet applied or were not accepted into...
View ArticleTop Picks: Lunch boxes for School
Still looking for that perfect lunch box for back-to-school? Well look no more, The Long Island Mamas has compiled a list of some of our favorites! Bento Lunh Kit is BPA free, the lining of bag is...
View ArticleBack to School Activities (for Moms)
It’s time for the kids to go back to school!!! Are you as happy as the dancing gorilla that has gone viral on Facebook or are you singing about back to school like the Holderness family? The kids are...
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