{"id":1498,"date":"2013-08-23T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=1498"},"modified":"2013-08-23T12:00:41","modified_gmt":"2013-08-23T16:00:41","slug":"back-to-school-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2013\/08\/23\/back-to-school-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to School Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1497\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/08\/Back-to-School-300x187.gif\" alt=\"Back to School\" width=\"180\" height=\"112\" \/>Back to School Tips\u00a0 ~ <\/strong><strong>It the time of year where the schedule changes and the lazy days of summer come to an end.\u00a0 This can mean changes to the au pair\u2019s schedule.\u00a0 It\u2019s a good idea that host host parents and au pairs have a discussion about any changes including new school schedules, after school activities and homework expectations.\u00a0 You can help protect your children from the most frequent kinds of school-related injuries by following these practical, proven tips. according to the National SAFE KIDS Campaign<\/strong><strong><\/strong><strong> by clicking on this link. <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rd.com\/advice\/parenting\/back-to-school-safety-tips\/2\/\">http:\/\/www.rd.com\/advice\/parenting\/back-to-school-safety-tips\/2\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to School Tips\u00a0 ~ It the time of year where the schedule changes and the lazy days of summer come to an end.\u00a0 This can mean changes to the au pair\u2019s schedule.\u00a0 It\u2019s a good idea that host host parents and au pairs have a discussion about any changes including new school schedules, after  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2013\/08\/23\/back-to-school-tips\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[63],"class_list":["post-1498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-back-to-school-kids-national-safe-kids-campaign-host-families-au-pairs-children"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Back to School Tips - ABC Blog (Annapolis, Baltimore &amp; 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