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For every parent who's struggled to get off to school with a smile and ready for a fun, productive day, 151 Ways to Help Your Child Have a Great Day at School is a life-saver. Filled with 151 easy-to-do strategies and activities, Robin McClure gives the best tips for helping children get excited and make the most of their school day, every day:

• Breakfast can be the most important brain food of the day.
• Each day after school, ask your child what were the three BEST things that happened at school.
• Ask your child with a case of the "I can'ts" to tell you about a time when he could.

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After a summer of fun, helping children start the school year with the right attitude can make or break their level of success that year. In 151 Ways to Start the School Year Off Right, Robin McClure offers parents easy-to-do strategies and activities for helping children start the year off on the right foot:

• Begin adjusting sleep schedules at least three weeks prior to the first day of school.
• Proclaim the day before the school year starts as belonging to your child.
• Role play with your child what the school day will be like.
• Families with school-age children average $563.49 on back-to-school merchandise.

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