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Spring just began, but since time likes to fly, it’s not too early to help your teen start searching for a summer job! Not only will you save yourself from the dreaded, “mom, I’m SOOO bored” but your teen will be exposed to a real work environment and gain a valuable skill set they can take with them long after this summer. Using the following steps, your teen should have no trouble finding a job!

Cookies, chips, candy and sodas are all tempting treats, especially for children. These treats are at their disposal at school, at the movies and when they visit their friends’ houses. As a parent, it’s up to you to introduce your child to healthy eating habits. With busy schedules and the influence of their friends, getting children to eat healthy foods can be challenging.

Teacher-parent conferences need not cause sleepless nights or reduce you to tears. Keep in mind that the point of teacher conferences is to open the doors of communication and to keep you abreast of your child’s academic progress and conduct in the classroom. Whether the meeting is a report card conference or a simple follow-up discussion, take advantage of having all the teacher’s attention by coming with a brief list of questions or points to highlight.

Give your children’s brains a workout by working on cool science projects with them. While away the long, hot summer days by mixing common kitchen ingredients to see what happens or by thinking of inventions you could build together. During the school year, your child may also need a project to enter into a science fair or for his science class.