First day check list

Make sure your children wake up on time for school.

Prepare a nutritious, special breakfast.

Stop by at School & say Hello to school officials...

Let your children know where you are.

Say a cheerful, confident goodbye.

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Try RPM3—a no-frills approach to parenting from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

RPM3

stands for:

- Responding to your child in an appropriate manner.

- Preventing risky behavior or problems before they arise.

- Monitoring your child’s contact with his or her surrounding world.

- Mentoring your child to support and encourage desired behaviors.

- Modeling your own behavior to provide a consistent, positive example for your child.

What Are Signs That Your Child Might Be At Risk On-line? by FBI.gov

-Your child spends large amounts of time on-line, especially at night.

-You find pornography on your child's computer.

-Your child turns the computer monitor off or quickly changes the screen on the monitor when you come into the room.

-Your child is using an on-line account belonging to someone else.

-Your child receives phone calls from men you don't know or is making calls, sometimes long distance, to numbers you don't recognize.

-Your child receives mail, gifts, or packages from someone you don't know.

-Your child becomes withdrawn from the family.

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