Back to School Guide: Lunches, first days and more

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Lunch Gear (as seen on Canada AM!)

Get your child back-to-school ready with some litterless lunchtime products that keep cool things cool, and hot things hot.

Gear that the whole family can use

Products that keep cool things cool and hot things hot

Customization for your child

Recyclable containers = saved money

Gear specifically for children with allergies

Getting Ready

  • Independence Day: Prep your preschooler for kindergarten and full-day learning with these five essential skills.  Read
  • Education Matters: What parents need to know before their child starts school. Read
  • Back-To-School Savings: Show your kids the meaning of budgeting for back-to-school. Read
  • Helping Children To Be Ready To Learn: Tips on making your child school-ready. Read


Food Ideas

  • Creative Portable Lunches: Stuck on what to pack for your kids’ lunches? Check out these tasty and creative solutions.  Read
  • Build A Greener Lunch: Your child, and the environment, will thank you.  Read


Health

  • Bugs In Backpacks: The bugs and germs your kids cart home from school. Read
  • Parent Power: The push to get physical in school. Read
  • Black-Market Junk Food: Kids selling to kids on the schoolyard? Read


School Success

  • Cheating Unlimited: Do kids have a new perception of what cheating is? Read
  • The Play’s The Thing: Crayons and building blocks are just as important as reading and writing.Read
  • The Race To Read: Children all learn to read at their own pace. Slow and steady wins the race.Read
  • Not My Child: Getting the most out of the parent-teacher interview. Read
  • Oh Behave!: Joe Rich tackles preschool stress, daycare aggression and tween meltdown. Read
  • Failure The New F-Word: Why schools don't fail underachievers. Read
  • Bringing Up Bully: How can you tell if your child is a bully before you get that dreaded phone call? Read
  • Why Boys Don't Read: When it comes to books, boys have a different agenda than girls. Find out why. Read
  • Cyberbullying: Dr. Michael Weiss warns one in six kids is a victim. Read