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Back To School: When Does A Child Really Need A Cell Phone?
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — These days, who doesn’t have a cell phone or even a smart phone and that includes many kids who aren’t even in junior high yet. We’re talking about “tweens”, children between 8 and...
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How To Help Your Kids Choose The Best Extra-Curricular Activities
It’s no secret that kids today are under an astonishing amount of pressure. Razor-sharp deadlines and workloads once reserved for first-year law students or medical interns are now standard for middle...
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Just The Facts: The Pros & Cons Of Homeschooling
You might assume the small children counting change at the grocery store register or hightailing it into the library at 12 p.m. on a Thursday are off from school for some unknown holiday or exotic...
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Best Places For Kids Haircuts
(Source: kidsonlyplace.net) Kids Only Place 2712 SW 137th Ave. Miami, FL. 33185 (305) 551-9155 www.kidsonlyplace.net The staff is friendly, professional and great with kids. Moms can even get services...
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DIY School Supplies Just In Time For Back To School
Remember the feeling of starting a new school year with a fresh binder and a fistful of unsharpened pencils? There’s only one way to top that feeling. Help your kids splash some creativity into their...
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Ask a Chef: Best Back To School Lunch Recipes
How is it that children in other countries are consuming spicy pickled cabbage, curry and dried fish and your kiddos want the fifteenth peanut butter and jelly sandwich of the month for lunch? You can...
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How To Throw A Great School Fundraiser
Reading, writing and arithmetic may be the basics of a curriculum, but these subjects are only part of why attending school is a necessary and extremely viable childhood experience. Beyond gaining...
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Can Your Social Media Image Affect Your Chances of Getting Into College?
How many admissions officers are using the internet to screen applicants? What kind of online behavior affects a student’s admission to the college of their choice, and how can students prepare their...
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5 Ways to Balance Schoolwork and Extracurriculars
Colleges and employers love to see that you’re active in with extracurriculars, because they help round out your education and demonstrate your passion, drive and enthusiasm for life — and they also...
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College Cohabitation: How to Deal with Roommate Issues
Living with other people, whether they are friends, family or complete strangers, can be a challenge. College students tend to live with others for several reasons, be it convenience, to save money or...
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Preparing Your Child: Grade School to High School
Heading to high school is an exciting time, but it’s also a time of change. With change comes plenty of concerns, and not just for parents. Your kids are going from being a big fish in a small pond —...
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Pick-A-Side: What’s Your Favorite School Movie?
From "The Breakfast Club" to "Mean Girls," what's the best school movie? You decide!
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Florida’s Back-To-School Shoppers Ready For Tax Free Deals
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – If you have kids in school, you’re probably going shopping this weekend as Florida’s popular “Back-to-School” sales tax holiday takes place. Beginning Friday, August 2nd at midnight...
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Top Resources For Homeschool Families In South Florida
Homeschooling your children is a huge commitment; one that requires dedication, time and the passion to give your kids a quality education. It can be a daunting and sometimes overwhelming task. That’s...
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Stop Bullying: What Can Be Done From Home
The National Education Association reports student bullying as “one of the most frequently reported discipline problems at schools,” making it a top issue facing our kids today. While incidences of...
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Extracurriculars That Look Great On Your College Application
Here’s some good news! Admissions officers are more interested in the depth of your extracurricular life than in the number of extracurriculars you participate in––they’re looking for college...
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Top Spots For Fun Before School Starts
When school looms just over the horizon and it’s time for the kids to burn off some of that nervous energy, head out in Miami for a day of fun they’ll be talking about all year. From air boats to BMX...
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Top Children’s Books For Back To School
Whether your child is off to their very first day of preschool, kindergarten, or off to middle school, our sister company, Simon & Schuster has a book that’s perfect to beat those first-day...
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Best Bilingual Extracurricular Activities For Kids In Miami
Multicultural cities are often referred to as melting pots and there is no better example of that than Miami. It has a thriving Cuban, Latin, Jewish and Haitian community, and even though Miami isn’t...
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Parents Try To Bully-Proof Kids
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – As the kids head back to school, parents have prepared them for the typical ups and downs that come with any school year. Some parents have even prepared their kids for what to do if...
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5 Ways to Prepare for the Upcoming Fall Sports Season
High schools across the nation are just weeks away from welcoming new and returning students. Many of these students will be participating in a sport, ranging from football, volleyball and soccer to...
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Going Back To School Could Cause Anxiety For Kids
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — For some kids, and parents as well, the start of a new school year can cause anxiety. Some anxiety is normal on the first couple of days of school but experts say there is a point...
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Space-Saving Tips for Dorm Room Living
When transitioning into independence, most new college students must first live in a dorm before moving into their own residences. The small, boxy cell isn’t a year-long sentence to a cramped lifestyle...
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Tips for Parents of High School Athletes
As the days of summer wind down, many parents and their high school student-athletes are already busy preparing for the upcoming school year to ensure a safe, productive and quality environment in a...
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Online Back-To-School Shopping On A Budget
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — School is back in session and there’s good news for parents on a budget who are scrambling to finish shopping for their little one’s wardrobe. It can be done at a cool new website....
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Best Books To Read Before Heading Off To College
It’s that time in the summer: you’re about to send your kids off to college. Regardless of whether your child is a freshman or a rising senior, these books can help with all stages of a college...
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5 Back To School Things Teachers Would Love Your Help With
Back-to-school time is exciting, nerve-wracking and—not the least of all—rather crazy. But don’t worry: there are steps you can take to make this hectic time easier on both students and teachers....
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5 Things High School Seniors Can Do To Prepare For College
Senior year in high school is a time of choices, changes, and transitions. It’s also a time of hard work, where students aren’t just focusing on the schoolwork at hand, but also getting ready for...
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School Safety Tips For Younger Kids
Before you know it, school will be back in session, which means kids all over the country will be walking to school and facing all sorts of new challenges. School should be about the education, not...
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Best Back To School Books For The Off To College Crowd
College is a monumental time in a young person’s life. While they might be looking forward to dorm life, parties, and their impending independence, the true excitement is the intellectual vivacity...
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Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday Starts Friday
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – South Florida families are getting ready to send their kids back to school and that means back-to-school shopping. But if you want to save, wait until this weekend when Florida 2014...
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Best Cookbooks For Cooking in College
Worried that sending your new freshman off to college means their diet will consist of boxed macaroni and cheese and cereal? Perhaps your son or daughter is moving into their first off-campus...
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5 Best Educational Apps For High School Students
Take advantage of the smart phone or tablet you purchased for your teenager over the holidays. Instead of just wasting that technology on another thrilling level of Candy Crush, spend some time using...
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Crist Back In South Florida For Back-To-School Event
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Former Florida Governor and Gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist is set to make a stop in South Florida on Saturday. Crist will attend a back to school event at Olinda Park in...
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Backpack Giveaways Help Prep Students For School
MIAMI GARDENS (CBSMiami) — The city of Miami Gardens and Miami are getting students ready for school by giving out free backpacks. Residents are invited to go by the Miami Garden’s backpack giveaway...
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M-DCPS Launches Mobile App For Parents, Students, Employees
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Do you have a student heading to back-to-school next week? Miami-Dade County Public Schools recently launched a new mobile app to provide parents, students, and employees faster...
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Back To School Study Tips For Teens
Summer is winding down, and soon it’ll be time to get back into the swing of things with school. Waking up early again will be just one adjustment. Kids go from spending their days outdoors in the...
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Time-Saving Tips For Healthy School Lunches
Those pre-portioned packs of crackers, cheese and lunch meat sure have major kid appeal, but they’re a serious drain on your wallet and none too healthy, either. The speed with which you can toss them...
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Local Organization Helps Dress Underprivileged Students
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Just in time for school on Monday, a local organization made sure those in need of school attire got it on Saturday. The Style Saves Foundation let kids take their pick of free...
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