Getting to School: Tween

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My 12 Year Old Being Bullied at School

My 12 year old son came home from school very emotional. He did not want to tell us what happened. He finally did tell us that he was pushed to the ground and hit by 3 boys at school. Then he told us that he didn't know who the boys were. Finally he admiditted that he did know who the boys were, but he didn't want to tell us who the were. We did get him to tell us, but now we are not sure were to take this. He was obviously afraid that we would take action and make things worse for him with these boys. Should we call the parents of these ...

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13 Year Old. Ugh.

13 year old daughter. Need I say more? It's as if an alarm went off in her...

Getting Ready

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Looking for Tips/tricks/ideas for Getting Ready Faster

I need ideas or tips for getting ready faster. I feel like it takes so much time to get ready for the day that its almost not even worth it. I'm sick of being late for things because it takes so long to get ready. I would say it takes a minimum of 1.5 hours everyday and I'm no beauty queen either. I'm 20 years old with two boys but I feel like a frumpy old mom. It is so hard to get ready with two young boys, how do you other moms manage? I think the main problem is my hair, I wasn't born with nice straight hair that I can just wash...

School Bus

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Is This Typical School Bus Procedure?

This is the first year my children ride the bus. So far it’s been fine but today my 6 yo son got off visible upset, and of course my 10 yo daughter was completely oblivious to the situation. Apparently the bus driver declared “quiet bus” which I guess means absolutely no talking for the entire bus ride. My kids are on the bus for @ 30 mins. A 6th grader was appointed bus monitor and would “write up” the kids who talked. Supposedly the bus driver reports these kids to the principal and they get detention for it? Can this be...