Getting to School: The First Years

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Walking to School

What age did you let your kids start walking to school by themselves? Did they walk by themselves or with other kids? How far did they have to walk? Thanks

Getting Ready

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Getting Ready for College. When to Start?

I'd like to ask parents of kids who are already in college when do you recommend to start the whole college research? When do you start looking at the colleges, programs, packages, etc., so your child is ready to zero in and apply to the best colleges for his chosen major? Did you tour the campuses? Did your children attend summer internships? When did you actually start applying for potential colleges? My son is now 14 and will start HS in the fall. Both of us, my husband and I, came to US after finishing HS, so we are not intimately...

School Bus

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First Time on the School Bus

Hi everyone, my daughter is entering second grade in a few weeks and will be taking the school bus for the first time. We have driven her for the first 2 years since it is a 1 minute ride and costs $180 for the bus. But this year she said she wanted to take it after her school field trip so we signed her up. Thinking it would also be great because we have an 18 month old also who usually naps at pick up time. But last week we found her crying uncontrollably because she is afraid of having to take the bus. we calmed her down and told...

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Waiting for the Bus

My 6 year old son just started kindergarten this year. There are a few other...