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COOLGEARCheck off that list with thelastest trends in school supplies

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t’s time to do your fashion homework. You can study up on some of the latest trends and make your shopping that much easier, according to Todd Christiansen, divisional merchandisingmanager for Lands’ End Kids.

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TALKINGTECHStrategies for safeguarding the family’s electronic devices

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ORGANIZEDFOR SUCCESSA checklist for thenew school year

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Back to school trends 2012, a colorful fallBy Sharon Mosley

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Top tools for school

Since we’re always watching our wallets these days, the goal is to shop wisely without putting too much of a dent in the bank account. Try these picks to go back to school in style without depleting your wallet.

s summer wanes and the school bell gets readyto ring, the annual back to school shopping ritual is in full swing.

Make sure your kids protect their electronic devicesATech talk

The technology used at school and at home by young people may be more expen-sive and sophisticated than in the past, but kids are still kids. That means you need to help your chil-dren make the most of their devices and pro-tect their gear. Here are some things to consider before letting kids take their technology out of the house: Don’t opt for the most souped-up devices until you can trust your kids. Buy basic mod-els first or buy used ones until your kids prove themselves responsible. Consider extended warranties for valuable tech items. Protective cases should be used whenever devices aren’t in use, especially when travel-ing to school and on family vacations. Save money and simplify with a universal case that allots for storage of cables and other accesso-ries. For example, the iEssentials Universal Tablet Case Series works with the Apple iPad, Android based tablets, and all e-readers, including Kindle and Nook. This way, your child can use the case with any device – even those you haven’t yet bought! Instill great habits in your kids like never leaving devices in the car, especially during extreme weather. Teach children to lock devices in a safe place during the school day, and never to leave open drinks near tablets and e-readers. Get extra cables and chargers. Kids are prone to lose wires and accessories. To save money and time, choose a compact universal charger that works with all devices. For example, the DigiPower Cross-Brand Tablet Charger works on all USB-powered tablets from Apple, Samsung, HTC and BlackBerry. Such chargers are ideal for use on-the-go, so that active but potentially forgetful kids don’t end up with a low-battery dilemma!

Impress upon your children the value of their gadgets with simple math. If they receive an allowance, calculate how long it would take them to save up enough to replace the device themselves. Or calculate the number of choco-late bars a gadget is equal to in cost. By putting it into terms they understand, they’ll be more likely to protect their technology.

If traveling light is a priority for your child, go with a form-fitting case that can be used on any device. For instance, Travelocity Travel Tablet Cases fit all 7 to 8 inch and 9 to 10 inch tablet or e-reader models, have a thin design ideal for travel, but still provide extra cushioning. Appeal to children’s sense of individuality to entice them to always use protective cases on pricey devices. Let your kid guard that gadget with a stylish case with a snazzy design of his or her choosing.

Stay ahead of the class with great gearBy Karen Bloom

Food for Thought – Satisfy a hunger for knowledge with exclusive novelty-shaped apple and cupcake tape dispensers ($7). Note-taking is both sweet and savory with Sweets Die Cut Memo Books ($1) including colorful fruit and cupcake shapes, or indulge in grilled cheese and PB &J with Lunch Box Adhesive Notes ($2).

Love Your Locker – Stand out in style with this season’s hottest locker accessories. Shine instant glitz and much needed light with the Locker Chandelier ($16) that illuminates with seven LED lights. Decorate from top to bottom with Magnetic Locker Wallpaper (3 pack sheets $8.99) in fun and fashionable pat-terns or go retro with brightly colored Shag Rugs ($5.99)

A New Dimension – Make a statement with products that pop, featuring 3D graphics. From the eye-catching 3D Poly Portfolios ($1.99) to 3D Notebooks ($3), these new twists on the basics add new depth to the classroom and are available in assorted designs.

Let Your Wild Side Shine – Go on a school safari with zebra and leop-ard print tools, including the bold Compact Stapler ($5) that can attack up to 15 sheetsof paper at a time. Keep notes organized with the sleek, lightweight Sustainable Earth Clipboard ($2) and Square Magnetic Clips ($2).Play Ball! –

It’s recess all day with this season’s cool tools. Mini Sports Ball Staplers ($3) let students kick or shoot their sheets together with compact designs in various ball shapes. For active students, the high- performance Reebok Z Series Backpack ($64.99) handles sports gear, textbooks, tech toys, school supplies and more.

Fun, Fictional Flash Drives – From Homer and Bart to the Griffin family to Angry Birds, students can transport files with all their favorite characters with Sandisk Simpsons 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive ($14.99), EMTEC Angry Birds 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive ($14.99) and Sandisk Family Guy 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive ($14.99. Or take your files into the fast lane with Autodrive 8GB USB 2.0 Flash Drives ($17.99) that feature Lamborghini, Mini cooper and other designs.

Colorful Collectors – Get organized in style with functional and fashionable exclusive designs such as a 2-Piece Mesh Zip Organizer ($3.99), the perfect way to carry forms, coupons and reports or the Printed Poly Zip Check Envelope ($1.99) with ultra-cool printed designs. Students can transport them all together with the easy-to-carry and fold Mini Poly Tote ($1).

Sweet, Sci-Fi, Sandy and Serene – Be a trendsetter in everything from patterned binders to mix and match notebooks, pencil pouches, and other basics. Themes include Sugar Rush with vibrant candy-colored hues, Graphic Fantastic showcasing a return to‘80s sci-fi, Nantucket featuring breezy, floral patterns and Nomadic designs with earthy, tribal prints.

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Back to school social life

However, it can also be an opportunity for “mean girls,” bullies and gossipmongers to make life miserable for their unfortunate victims. Because the first few weeks of classes can set the stage for the rest of the school year, it’s important to keep the lines of communication wide open once school résumés. Pay closer attention to your child’s mood, ask open-ended questions and check out Facebook activity. Whether your child seems to be happy or experiencing difficulty with peers, school counselor Beth LaFata says it never hurts to ask school experts about a child’s classroom social life. Utilizing the school counselor can help children transition through stages of development and ensure they are making smart choices every day. LaFata visits classrooms to discuss bullying prevention, peer pressure, building healthy friendships and confronting cliques. She recommends checking with your child’s school to see if counselors there follow the same procedures.

While boys are known to physically bully other children, girls can be equally cruel by causing emotional pain. According to a Brigham Young University study, girls as young as 3 or 4 will use manipulative behav-iors and peer pressure to get what they want.

(Think the classic pre-school taunt, “You better do what I want or I won’t be your friend!”) The study’s co-author Craig Hart explains, “It could range from leaving someone out to telling friends not to play with someone.” LaFata believes in teaching girls to believe in themselves. “Girls need to build up their confi-dence so they can reach their full potential, embrace their own gifts and be confident in their

own skin.” The author of the website A Magical Childhood, Alicia Bayer, suggests having girls build up good support systems by joining a church club, Girl Scouts or taking a martial arts class.

When you choose to invite friends over to your home, try to avoid having uneven num-bers of girls together, Bayer says. For example, if you have three girls together, two are more likely to pair up against one. If you want your child to be both liked and likable, experts suggest establishing a strong parent-child relationship, being empathetic, teaching kindness, encouraging socializing with other peers, and being a good role model. It’s no surprise that children practice what they experience. Many mean girls learn to domineer and manipulate because they see it at home, while boys might bully if they wit-ness a father or older brother bullying others. If you want a child that is kind and sensi-tive to others, model kindness yourself and don’t gossip about others – and make sure that older siblings don’t do it either. And if you discover that a situation at school is negatively affecting your child, don’t be afraid to report it to the school authorities, LaFata says. They are the experts and will usually know just what to do. Remember, being popular may seem impor-tant, but your child needs to understand that the very best friendships are based on mutual affection and similar interests – not mean-spir-ited behavior.

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The Olympic spirit is all about sportsman-ship, teamwork, and working the hardest to do your absolute best. You are supposed to physically peak at the right time for your event. You also need to see your best to be competitive as well. If you can’t see as well as the person competing opposite you, chances are you are not going to win. School is like the Olympics, in that 80 percent of learning comes from vision. If your child is not seeing as well as the child sitting next to them, they are not going to learn as well and can not be their best! A pediatric ophthalmologist should exam-ine all children before they enter kindergarten. If they do need glasses they are many options. A qualified optician will treat each child as an individual, acknowledging his or her per-sonal sense of style and fashion, helping him to select a frame that reflects his personality. Today’s frames come in all shapes, sizes colors and styles. Frame styles for children have evolved into a “cool” fashion statement. Nike, Vera Bradley, Disney, and new one, Lookochiali, are among the top designers catering to the children’s eyewear market. They often design mini versions of adult glasses because the younger children want to wear glasses similar to those of their parents. This year the more classic retro shapes with great colors are available in many different materials. You will find over 100 styles of frames, just for kids. Lens materials, as with frames, reflect today’s cutting-edge technology. The recom-mended materials – Polycarbonate and Trivex – are 10 times more impact resistant that regu-lar plastic. This means that they are safer to wear. They are also lighter and thinner than plastic, and now come available in Transitions, a process that will automatically darken to a sunglass in direct sunlight. This is great for a child who needs to wear glasses all the time. A new process that makes the lens polarized, called Vantage, is now available (for adults as well as kids). Proper fitting is most important – for both children and adults. Frames should fit snug but should not be too tight. A qualified opti-cian will take the time to talk to the parent and child to judge his interests and sports or hobbies so your child can be fitted with the most appropriate frames. For the very active, there is an entire line of frames that are truly unbreakable. Opticians strongly recommend that chil-dren not use regular eyeglasses when playing sports. For this purpose, sports goggles are best. They are made to a higher impact resis-tance standard, so in an incident of an object hitting the lens, nothing will get pushed

through to injure the eye. Most sports goggles are now made with the Transitions lens material. This allows the child to play at his best in both low light and strong sunlight without glare or strain. Seeing clearing is directly related to school performance, so make complete eye exam for school age children a mandatory part of your back to school preparations. If your child does need glasses, get her a pair she loves, so she will actually wear them and see well.

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Get organized and goto the head of the class

But it’s easy to put off those preparations until the last minute, when you find yourself frantically throwing packs of No. 2 pencils in your cart. This year, why not try for a more orga-nized approach? Here are some tips: Go through your child’s wardrobe. The end of summer marks the perfect time to have a fashion show. Have your child put on a fash-ion show, and note what items you will need to replace. Get rid of ill-fitting, ratty and never-worn items. Consider donating “gently used” pieces. Organize classroom supplies. When you receive your school’s supply list, don’t imme-diately run to the store. Look through what you bought last year – you may still have spare notebooks, pencils or binders that haven’t been used. All children will need a backpack. If your child’s due for a replacement, look for plenty of

pockets for organizing and a fun design. Take a look around your child’s room. Nothing says that your child’s growing up like

entering a new grade, so the start of the school year is a good time to

see if your child would prefer more “big kid” décor. You don’t have to hire a decorator – a few posters and a new bedspread may do the trick.

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A clean slate

Ginny Bean, mother of three and publisher of Ginny’s catalog, suggests families take advan-tage of this clean slate by establishing some new organizing routines. Think ahead. Mornings are chaotic in most households with school-aged children. Consider handling as many daytime preparations as pos-sible the night before. Lay out clothes. Pack lunches. Set out the breakfast dishes and cereal. Pack backpacks. Bean suggests making systems kid-friendly, so young helpers can feel involved, and save mom some time in the process. “Carve out a spot on a lower shelf of the pantry for lunch boxes and lunch-making supplies. Then make children responsible for putting away their empty lunch boxes at the end of the school day, or even packing their own lunch.” Tackle school paperwork. Make a habit of sorting through children’s backpacks with them the same day they come home. Allot time after school, when you arrive home from work, or after dinner, depending on your family’s sched-ule. Use a tiered letter sorter or filing system with designated slots for each child’s papers,

and an “A.S.A.P.” space for teachers’ notes, permission slips and anything else that requires immediate attention. For schoolwork and artwork you want to keep, try a two-step approach. First, purge unwanted items as soon as they come in the door. Collect the possible keepers in a storage bin or wheeled cart with color-coded drawers that allow for easy separation by child or project type. Go through stored items at regular inter-vals, perhaps once a month or once a quarter. Keep in mind, the more you accumulate, the easier it will be to pare down, as the best pieces will stand out from the crowd. Designate a homework spot. Decide on the best spot in your home to set up homework central. Take into consideration how involved you need to be with homework and your child’s style. Does he focus better with people around or in a private setting? Is he better suited to sit at a desk or curled up in a favorite chair with a laptop cart? Once you have a place picked out, gather together handy homework tools and supplies into a nearby bin, drawer or cabinet. Stock up

on age-appropriate supplies such as pens, pen-cils, erasers, paper, crayons, markers, a ruler, dictionary, calculator and a pencil sharpener. Create a communication hub. Include the family calendar, a chalk or bulletin board for posting messages and reminders, a binder for key documents, colored markers, pens and pen-cils. If you’re a visual person, consider color coding your calendar by assigning each family member a different color. Remember not to forget. Use wall hooks and baskets or bins near the front door to corral the items you need to remember each day: backpacks, books, lunches, gym shoes, sports equipment and musical instruments.

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Strategies for success that make the grade

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