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What’s your “Happy New School Year” resolution? (closed)

Whether it be celebrating the new school year or any other new beginning, the Nestlé Family website is there to lend a hand. With tons of back-to-school, nutrition, and exercise tips, as well as ideas for creating memorable family moments, it’s a fun site to explore.

To help with the purchase of school supplies and other essentials, Nestlé Family is holding the Ready, Set, School Sweepstakes through the middle of October. One Grand Prize winner will receive $5,000 for themselves and a $2,000 Nestlé Literacy Grant for their chosen school. Plus, a Five-Star messenger bag filled with Mead products will be given away every day. To enter, please visit Nestlefamily.com/backtoschool between now and October 14th, 2009, and follow the on-screen instructions. You can enter once per day for the next 3 weeks!

As a thank you for taking the time to learn about Nestlé Family, they’re giving one of my readers a wonderful prize – an Engage Your Children in Meal Preparation prize package. Valued at approximately $40, this package is filled with free coupon vouchers for Stouffer’s and Carnation Evaporated Milk and a collection of recipe cards for you to make delicious seasonal meals and snacks with your kids, like a Pumpkin Pie Smoothie and Baked Ziti with Pumpkin and Sausage. Yum!

To enter, please visit Nestlé Family, take a look around, then come back here and tell me what you’re doing to ensure a “Happy New School Year” for you and your kids.

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Please leave a separate comment for each entry and leave a valid email address or blog URL in your comment. US entries only. This contest ends at 11:59 pm EST on October 1st, 2009. Winner will be chosen at random, and has 3 days to claim their prize.

161 Comments

  1. Well … I had already signed up for Cozi :) so that helps

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  4. I have decided to become more involved in my daughter’s school activities

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  6. I have 2 of my grandchildren living with me and I want them to be excited about school and love learning. I am going to sit with them each evening and we are going to just talk. I want them to feel comfortable talking about their day and whatever they have to say I want to really listen. If they have any problems we can work on them together. Thank you!

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  10. I am getting as involved as I can AT my kids schools. Helping out the teachers and just being visible and available.
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  14. I always made sure they had their own school supplies,never share . Each child needs their own and it makes them feel special. I bought something special for each child,knowing they would love it. I also kept a bowl on the fridge ,put pencils,erasers,colored pencils and sharperns. They could never say ,”I don’t have a pencil to do my work”,it also saves time looking for one!
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  17. We are trying to institute a no whining homework routine. We are hoping that really helps because previously homework took up too much time with all the whining wtc, that it was hard to do things to get ready for the next day and then we were rushed in the morning!
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  21. I am making sure my children have a healthy breakfast before the bus, that they have all of the materials for the school work and get plenty of sleep at night.

  22. I am a subscriber by email.

  23. I am a fan on Facebook (Tamara Bennington)

  24. We have several resolutions: read together daily, eat healthy meals, and have fun outside anytime!
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  27. “Helping kids manage their homework and develop strong learning habits.” *Thanks* for the giveaway!

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  30. Your blog and button are in my blogroll

  31. I have been choosing healthy lunch items. We got a family calender and things to do list to ensure we get all our task complete on time.

  32. I am trying to keep to a routine and make sure my daughter gets plenty of rest.
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  34. I am trying to get my son excited about reading, so we read everyday and I also have been buying many books from the scholastic book orders.

  35. we read everynight mverno@roadrunner.com

  36. I want my kids to feel happy about learning, and unstressed..I think about the pressures of school I had and do not want my kids to be pressured about grades and stressed, etc. School is for learning yes, but its also about making friends, learning how to organize and figure out what you want to do in life.

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  38. I’m making sure I have time to sit with them each evening at a non-stressful time to work with them and their homework.

  39. I’m making sure we read more as a family.
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  40. I am involved in my son’s school by volunteering to work in the College Room, where we help the older students with their college related questions.

  41. I follow on twitter and tweeted http://twitter.com/annedoggett/status/4447375092

  42. I teach at my kids high school……so everyday I try to make it a great day for them.
    They have comfort in knowing I’m in my room and they can stop by anytime they need to.
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