Love one another and you will be happy.  It's as simple and as difficult as that.  ~Michael Leunig The first few weeks of every new school year is always back-to-the basics, for parents and kids.  The kids are getting acclimated to their new teachers, the new constellation of children in their classes, new rules, new schedules, etc..  Parents need to re-establish their routines: wake up time, multiple breakfasts, transport to school, dealing with the cluster fuck of after school schedules and pick ups and pressured dinners and homework … [Read more...]