Yes i know... in some locations the kids are already back at school! Here in Canada most schools start the tuesday after Labour Day! Back to School Tips http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/augschool.htm Today's web page is a helpful guide to getting the upcoming school year off to a positive start. Gentle Subscribers, who are parents of school age children or number among their friends and relatives those who are, may find the practical and caring advice from one of America's foremost pediatric organizations, to be especially useful. "The ... health and safety tips are from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Feel free to excerpt these tips or use them in their entirety in any print or broadcast story, with acknowledgement of source." - from the website The web page highlights in list form topics such as backpack safety and comfort, bullying, starting a new school, parental supervision of pre-adolescent children and study habits. In point form, the travelling to school section notes the safety procedures for school buses, cars, bikes and walking to school. In the interests of keeping children safe and happy in the new school year, visitors to the site are encouraged to send these back to school tips to others. ~*~*~*~*~ Was this forwarded to you? Want to subscribe? Send an email to 1stpicksites-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe. For a complete list of email commands for our list send an email to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject line of "info 1stpicksites" without the quotes. If you wish to unsubscribe from our list send an email to 1stpicksites-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe To contact the list moderators send an email to 1stpicksites-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ~*~*~*~*~