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Back-to-School
This month's issue is a must-read for all moms! It's all about back-to-school with helpful tips and expert advice for preparing, readying and getting geared up for the brand new school year. There is great information for both you and your kids because we want your children to have an amazing school year full of learning and fun.

Recent statistics and information from the Motherhood Project revealed black and Hispanic moms are most concerned about their children's education. With that in mind, we have provided tips about helping your child have a successful school year, getting prepared for a new year, staying healthy during the school year, plus much, much more.

Have a happy school year!

All the best,
Jennifer James
Editor
jjames@mommytoo.com

august contents

Make Your Own Baby Food When you make baby's first foods, you can save money and reduce waste. You also can choose more nutritious options. Fresh foods are typically more nutritious than canned, and you can purchase organic food to prepare for baby if you wish. More Vaccination Education As parents we try our hardest to do what is best for our children.  We take them to school, we clothe and shelter them.  But there is an even more important thing we do for them; we take them to the doctor to make sure they are healthy. More	Battling Back-to-School Budget Blues When the grocery store starts selling lunch boxes and school supplies, you know that the summer break days are numbered. More Organizing Lessons for Back to School The ease with which we manage every area of our lives – from getting ready to go to school in the morning to going to bed at night – can be significantly improved if we approach the tasks to be done in an organized manner. More
What's Your Child's Learning Style? Plus, how to prepare your child for kindergarten, how to erase first day jitters and how to help the reluctant reader More Two Scoops of Reading Adjusting schedules to add reading time before or after breakfast will allow parents to make use of time when children are ready to learn rather than fall asleep, says Claudia McVicker, an assistant professor of elementary education. More	Moms' Voices My Angel {poem} By Michelle Sharrow It's morning. I am awakened first by a babbling sound followed by laughter. Then a touch. A small yet steady hand Tugging on the covers. More Beginnings {poem} By Naja Killebrew soon i’ll have you hold you and owe you... what I promised when you were conceived More Quick Link Read an interview from last year with Charisse Carney-Nunes, author and poet of Songs of a Sistermom: Motherhood Poems
10 Tips for Health and Success in School – For Kids! More Healthy Living for Kids Translates into Better Performance at School Children experience greater learning and academic achievement when they are healthy – both physically and emotionally. More	Managing Worry: Productivity Tips for High Achievers Who Worry Are you a worrier? Do you frequently spend time and energy worrying about your finances, your children, your career, world politics? Worry can be a highly useful, brilliantly engineered cue to action or a useless and destructive energy drain. More Quick Link Hiyaah Power: Online Resources for Today's Woman of Color