Even if we are not the ones going back to school, you will soon learned that you do have "homework" when it comes to our child's education.

Research has found that parental involvement is the single most important factor influencing a child's education according to Dr. Mary Lou Fuller, profession in the Center for Teacher and Learning in the University of South Dakota. 

Parental involvement can take different forms which we are about to share. In today's post we will list the different ways you can get involved when your child goes to Elementary School, and in our next post, when your child goes to middle school.   

Ways to Get Involved in Your Child's Education in Elementary School

1. Volunteer in classroom or library
2. Bake cookies or help out at parties
3. Attend PTA
4. Attend open-house, orientation
5. Read to child
6. Listen to child read
7. Review work brought home
8. Include education at home by having child read and follow recipes, red prices at the grocery store, read signs, talk ab out colors in the home and on walks.
9. Encourage schools to hold parent workshops on educational issues
10. Attend board meetings
11. Have children keep a daily log
12. Chaperone field trips
13. Volunteer for field day
14. Be a lunchroom monitor
15. Be involved in fund raisers

Whatever you decide is your thing as far as parental involvement in your child's education, remember that it will make a difference in your child's education.

- The Moms Buzz

source: The Family Magazine September 2008

Its that time of year again when the long summer days are coming to an end, the kids are starting back to school and the feel of autumn is in the air.  All this can only mean one thing Halloween is coming! 

Did you know that Halloween is one of the most popular holidays second only to Christmas?  Every year, people are starting earlier in their preparations for the holiday.  Yards are being eerily decorated on a grander scale, costume parties are more elaborate, and many families are starting their own Halloween traditions.  Before you know it youll be visiting the pumpkin patches and going on haunted hayrides.  But even before all that the most important question that every parent will hear from their child, What should I be for Halloween?

Let the fun begin the numerous hair pulling trips going to every Halloween costume store within a 50 mile radius just to find that one perfect costume in that one perfect size and then hearing those infamous words from the sale clerk, Sorry were sold out of that costume or we dont have that size in stock.  Well not anymore!   

HalloweenExpress.com has everything from a huge selection of Halloween costumes and accessories (including exclusive costumes for toddlers and adults that you will only find on their website) to Virtual Gift Cards that you can buy to use yourself or give as a gift to your friends and family to use online.  At HalloweenExpress.com you can get everything you need for Halloween from the comfort of your own home.  Plus, your children will love looking at all the great costumes with easy-to-find pages that are specific to their age and gender from newborns and toddlers to tweens and teens.  There is something for everyone in the family!

At HalloweenExpress.com your child will find the Superhero or Heroine they dream of being. Popular costumes from the summer blockbuster movies such as The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Indiana Jones plus many more for your child choose from.

If you like the Tom Arma Signature collection for infants and toddlers, you will be happy to know that HalloweenExpress.com is the only online website that has exclusive rights to his entire line. Tom Arma is known as the Armani of the kiddy costume world and there is not a child out there that wouldnt look absolutely adorable in one of his heirloom quality designs. 

Last but not least, costumes for women have been very popular in the past years, and selling like never before.  The trend isnt the traditional costume of being spooky or comical, but all out sexy!  Popular classics like transforming yourself into a sexy French Maid, a Police Officer with thigh-high boots and fish net stockings or being a Naughty Nurse for the night.  Taking on the sultry persona of the Queen of Halloween herself, Elvira Mistress of the Dark, might be just want youre looking for!  Take a look at the Very Sexy Pirate, Sassy Gangster or the Cauldron Witch just to name a few.  For dads, there are plenty of great costumes to choose from as well.

A great service that HalloweenExpress offers to its online shoppers is "live chat".  This service is comes in handy when you are on a budget, needs a group theme, or have a question about any item on the website. You wont be disappointed with HalloweenExpress.com.  Its easy to navigate through and there's a costume for everyone in the family. 

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Here is a quick tip about checking homework.  If you did not know, PNP stands for Positive-Negative-Positive.

Whenever a youngster brings any piece of school work to you, the first thing out of your mouth must be something positivesome type of praise. You might for instance, simply praise the child for remembering to show you her work. After saying something nice about the childs effort, you may then make a negative comment, if its absolutely necessary. Finally, you conclude your insightful remarks with something positive again.

This type of response will help bring her back again and again. Kids will never want to bring you anything if you follow your natural human inclinations and shoot from the hip with criticism.

- The Moms Buzz

Source: ParentMagic Newsletter by Dr. Thomas Phelan 2008. Simple, straightforward parenting advice and helpful tips from Dr. Phelan's award-winning, best-selling 1-2-3 Magic Parenting Program.

It's Friday, and we want you give you some colorful news to end your week with golden beauty in a warm red tone with a shimmering nudy touch!

Yes, this Fall 2008 makeup trend is all about pops of golds, shades of reds and purples, and smoky eyes. 

Have a colorful weekend!

- The Moms Buzz

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