Recommended Web Sites

School Bus Safety Web- This site talks about the proper way to ride the bus.

Backpack Basics - Great tips on how to not kill your back with a too-full backpack, from KidsHealth.

CollegeToolKit.com - This interesting site can help you check out colleges and find scholarships.

Getting Along With Your Teachers - Hints for how to get along, and have a better relationship with your teachers.

Going Back to School - KidsHealth prepared this guide for kids, but your parents can read it too.

Going to College - KidsHealth created this information for the teen getting ready to start at college.

Healthy Dining Hall Eating   and Beating the Freshman 15 - Learn how to eat properly when at school at these two sites from KidsHealth for Teens.

Homework Help - HealthyNJ has a whole list of homework helper web sites!

How To Make Homework Less Work and Tips for Savvy Studying - Tips for teens on how to handle homework more efficiently and effectively.

Kids: The School Bus and You - This information is from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.

Moving to Middle School - Great advice for kids moving up, from KidsHealth.

Ready, Set, Breakfast! - Reasons why a good breakfast is a good way to start the day.

Should You Worry About School Violence? and Someone At School Has a Weapon, What Should I Do? - Some ideas for teens on how to deal with school violence, from KidsHealth.

Starting High School   - KidsHealth for Teens always has the best ideas on making an easy transition.

Ten Tips for Adjusting to a New School - Look here for great advice on helping your kids start in a new school.

What To Do If You Don't Like School - KidsHealth has created this advice just for kids.

When It's Just You After School - Handy hints for kids who are "home alone" after school.

==For Parents==

Back to School Tips - The American Academy of Pediatrics has prepared these tips.

Back to School Lunch Makeovers - Learn how to make your lunches better, but still interesting to the kids.

Back to School Time - How to Help Children Adjust - Kidsource provides this information about how to get your kids adjusted to school.

Backpack Safety - The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons offers these tips for safe use of backpacks.

Children's Illness: The Top 4 Causes of Missed School - The Mayo Clinic talks about those diseases every kid gets.

EGG Back To School Family Handbook - The Electronic Gourmet Guide provides these recipes and handy information about scheduling and other back to school topics.

How Asthma-Friendly is Your School? - Great advice from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for those of you whose children have asthma.

MedlinePlus: Head Lice - Links to excellent resources, some in Spanish, from the National Library of Medicine.

MedlinePlus: School Health - More links to excellent resources from the National Library of Medicine.

My Child Has a Chronic Health Condition, What Do I Need To Tell The School? - The American Academy of Pediatrics offers the answer to this question.

National School Lunch Program - Click here for information about eligibility and prices for the USDA sponsored, National School Lunch Program.

Parent's Guide to Kids' Vaccines - The Food and Drug Administration has issued this bulletin.

School Injuries - Read about school injuries at this site sponsored by USA.SafeKids.org.

School Lunches  - Learn the best types of lunches for school kids at this site.

Starting School: Tips for Parents - The American Psychiatric Association offers tips for coping with your child going back to school, and for helping them cope with school.

Students with Chronic Illnesses - This information is for families, schools and students and has been developed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.