You also can help enhance your child's education by providing him or her with the supplies for success. Read on to find out what to give your kids to help them excel in their academic life.
Elementary School and High School Supplies
Keep Your Kids Prepared for Illness
- Vicks®: When your kids are sick, Vicks offers many options to help them feel better.
- Bounty® Quilted Napkins: New and improved Bounty with strength and cloth-like durability. More absorbent, so you can clean the mess with less.*
* Versus two sheets (27 cm x 14 cm or 10.8" x 5.5") of Cascades Enviro®**
** Cascades Enviro is not a P&G product.
- Bounty Select-a-Size: Absorbs more so you can waste less.*
* Versus a 28 cm x 22 cm (11” x 8.8”) value brand
- Febreze® Air Effects®: Patented technology eliminates room odours from the air and fabrics for freshness that fills the entire room.
- Febreze NOTICEables™: Oil warmer lasts and provides freshness you notice for 30 days.*
* On low setting
- Bed linens, blankets and pillows
- A laundry bag and plenty of extra hangers
- A first-aid and medicine kit
- Plates, bowls and utensils
- Vicks: When your kids are sick, Vicks offers many options to help them feel better.
- Charmin® Mega Roll: Provides extra room so it can fit most standard holders.
- Tide® Coldwater Fresh Scent: Save energy and money by washing in cold water. Tide Coldwater gives you brilliant cleaning at lower temperatures.
If your child is headed to college, you can help give him or her a successful start by teaching these top five lessons.
1. Teach housework 101. Before your student leaves for college, ask if he or she needs a refresher on housekeeping basics such as laundry, ironing, dishes and cleaning. Give a demonstration of each. This makes housework less scary.
2. Pack early and pack light. Packing too much stuff might be a hassle to move and make the dorm room seem small. Your student will collect more items as the years go by. Pack in advance, and store everything in one room so your student can visualize how much he or she is bringing. Don't forget you always can mail items later.
3. Talk to the roommate before move-in day. Communication is paramount in a good roommate relationship. Why not start early? Have your student contact his or her roommate(s) before move-in day. If his or her roommate lives close, suggest meeting ahead of time. This eliminates a lot of stress on the first day. They also can coordinate items to eliminate duplicates.
4. Don't break your back. Purchase sturdy boxes with handles, and write your student's name and room number on them. When packing, don't fill them to the top. Break down and store the boxes for moving out later. Get a collapsible dolly or handcart to move heavy items. It's a good investment, because you'll probably be on the moving crew for the next few years.
5. Let him or her run the show. Move-in day is your student's big debut. Let your student check in, delegate tasks, handle issues and make decisions. Be there for help and support, but don't baby your college student. You'll feel better knowing he or she can be independent. Be a proud parent and watch your student take the lead.
