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10 Picture Perfect Looks For Picture Day

September 15, 2014 by Tanya Cruz 2 Comments

Oh, picture day. A part from the first day of school, it's probably the second most anticipated day of the school year. Everybody cleans up, puts their best face forward - the whole nine yards. They’re great memories to look back on, and if you’re lucky (or not so lucky...) they'll make great … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Fashion, Kids, Life, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: 3, back-to-school, children's place, clothes, fashion, Gap, grade, grade 10, grade 2, grade 4, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8, grade 9, grade1, grade5, H&M, high school, kindergarten, Old Navy, picture day, style

Five Movies About High School Every Parent Must See

August 21, 2014 by Mubina Visram Leave a Comment

School eventually ends after a certain time, but the experiences it leaves us with stay on for the rest of our lives. School has a timeless quality to it that is reflected through the many films about school experiences made over the years. These five films provide a fun portrait of the joys, loves, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Movies Tagged With: back-to-school, bullying, cliques, date rape, eating disorders, films, gay teens, Heathers, high school, how teenagers feel, Juno, mean girls, movies, parenting, school, social anxiety, teen angst, teen drug use, teen issues, teen loneliness, teen pregnancy, teen sex, teenagers, The Breakfast Club, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

ASD and High School

February 27, 2013 by ChantelK

Ever since my son was diagnosed with Aspergers I worried about high school.  Elementary school was hard enough with all the academic and social issues - how the hell would he survive High school? I started doing some research when he was in grade 4 and I surprised to find that there were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: ASD, education, high school, mainstream school

Job Time!

January 12, 2013 by ChantelK

I often comment on how hard it some days to switch gears in the parenting department.  One minute I am chasing down two wild twin toddlers, breaking up a fight between siblings, and then dealing with the crazy mood swings of teenagers and having to rationalize things that I really shouldn't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: high school, job, teenagers, volunteer hours, working

… Make Lemonade Mouth

December 5, 2012 by Alice

The first of this pair is five years old now, but with a movie out just last year and the sequel new this year, I'm hoping teens will discover Lemonade Mouth all over again - it is so. darn. good. Lemonade Mouthby Mark Peter HughesRandom HouseISBN: 978 0 385 73511 7The story of how high school band … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reviews Tagged With: bands, high school, revenge of the nerds, revolution

Sleuthing with Tongue in Ghostly Cheek

May 4, 2012 by Alice

If you're named October and writing a horror novel while sitting in a graveyard... is it really that surprising  when you end up hanging out with a bunch of ghosts? The Dead Kid Detective Agency by Evan Munday ECW Press ISBN: 978 1 550 22971 4   October Schwartz and her dad are new in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bullying, cemetary, frienship, ghosts, high school, suspense, Teachers, Teens

Introducing Carter

January 4, 2012 by Alice

Know any teen boys, maybe between 13 and 19? Then you probably know one just like Carter or one of his good friends - and if you haven't had a good laugh at them yet, this should do the trick. (also perfect reading for them, so winning all around!)Carter Finally Gets ItBrent CrawfordHyperion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: girlfriends, guy reads, high school

Bedtime for high schoolers?

September 5, 2010 by chantalmonte

Ask me anything about babies, toddlers and school-aged children and I am your expert. We've pretty much encountered it all with those age groups. My oldest continues to be my test child. This week, she starts high school. She is the most awesome of teenagers. I am constantly awed by how she lives … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: advice, high school, Late bedtimes, Questions, Teenager

At a Glance

November 13, 2009 by amreen

It's absolutely, unabashedly gorgeous outside! The past few days have been spectacular, and what a boon to the senses. I feel uplifted and energized by the sun.  The  Baby and I have enjoyed several mornings of long walks, and playing in the leaves.  At nineteen months, her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: beautiful weather, high school, hockey, holiday season, New Brunswick, reunion, soccer, St. Stephen, twenty years

3:00am

August 15, 2008 by Jen

Yup. That's right. Last night I got home at THREE in the morning. What was I thinking? I am totally paying the price today. But I just couldn't leave 'cause I was hanging out with an old High School pal and it had been years. Way. Too. Long. It's really funny though that when you've been good … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: high school, memories, old friends, party

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