School Uniforms

With school starting just around the corner, now is probably the best time to start thinking about school shopping. For those who attend Holy Spirit, this includes uniform shopping. For those of you who have some knowledge on this topic...would you please provide some insight.... Where to go, how much to get of what (what the boys or girls really need), when the best sales are... Really any helpful hints would be great.

Here's some advice received so far......

Boys...I bought several pair of boy's shorts from the used uniform sale at school(the date this year is on Saturday, August 22 from 7:30am-1:30pm. Sears'(Lands End) is also a great place for pants/shorts-- as they have a program that replaces pants if the pants wear out before the kids grow out of them. Children's Place has pants-- but they are not reinforced at the knee (I reinforce them myself when I find them on clearance). Wal-Mart and Target both carry the polos-- but I would not advise buying their white polos-- they don't wash well! Dennis is extremely expensive -- in my opinion-- but I have never had a problem w/ wear and tear (I bought a couple of polos w/ the Holy Spirit logo and both shorts/pants from them last year.) But definitely check out the used sale first-- and then buy what you couldn't get! - PW

Girls....
I bought my girl 2 jumpers and a few blouses, and the HS hoodie from Dennis. Two jumpers was plenty throughout the year. The best thing I like about the jumper, is they still fit a year later! And they can probably be adjusted even more for the following year, so the money I spent on the jumpers was well worth it. As far as the shirts Kohls has great quality polo shirts in red and white, and I ended up getting 2 red, 2 white, in both long and short sleeve, and that was enough for the year. But be sure to sign up on the Kohls website, they will email you a coupon that you can use towards those shirts. - KG

We decided we needed to cool off at the bowling alley on another hot day. The kids (and parents too) had a great time. Several first time bowlers with strikes and spares.

The Berry Patch

July 1st we took a trip out to the berry patch. We had a great turnout for the blueberry picking activity. Most of us had a great time, even though a few kids were ready to go play at the kids fun center before the picking even began.

Best Time to Discipline

Here's another email from Jim Fay I thought we all could probably use...especially this summer when the kids are at home

When to Discipline

Dear Insider's Club Member,
I met a man on the airplane who passed on some great advice. He said that he memorized the following rhyme. It played in his head many times as he raised his family. He said that every time he forgot to apply this wisdom he was disappointed with how he handled a situation.

Here it is:

"Never discipline in anger.
Never discipline in haste.
Save it for some happy day,
When both are feeling great."

One of the essential skills of Love and Logic® parents is to delay discipline long enough to cool down, think it over, seek advice if necessary, and deliver the consequence when both the adult and child are in the thinking mode.

Enjoyed playgroup at Franklin Park yesterday. A hot day, but with all of the huge trees there was plenty of shade to keep us all cool. Next Monday we'll be meeting at Leawood City Park.