>>> HELLO, WELCOME TO HOUSTON
LIFE.
I'M DERRICK SHORE.
>> I'M JENNIFER BROOME.
HAPPY MONDAY.
DEALING WITH THE SHOWERS AND
STORMS, SUMMER IS WINDING DOWN.
WE ARE NEAR SCHOOL STARTING,
SOME ON THE 21st, SOME THE 28th.
>> WHETHER YOU ARE FACING
PARENTING CHALLENGES,
JOININGING US WITH ADVICE TO
HELP ARE MONICA AND DARIA NEW
LEWIS.
AGAIN.
>> YOU BROUGHT YOUR KIDS TODAY.
>> THEY ARE BEHIND US.
>> FOUR BOYS WITH TRIPLETS.
>> YES.
>> DON'T FORGET THE LITTLE GIRL.
I HAVE A ONE-YEAR-OLD.
>> WOW.
>> WE ARE DONE.
>> NEVER SAY NEVER.
SUPPLIES LAID OUT.
WE WILL GET TO PARENTING
TIPINGS IN THE CONVERSATION.
CAN YOU TELL US THE FIVE
CONVERSATIONS WE SHOULD HAVE
BEFORE THEY GO BACK TO SCHOOL?
LET'S TALK BARGAIN SHOPPING.
THE GREAT DEBATE.
THERE IS A DEBATE BETWEEN IF WE
CAN SAVE FROM BUYING THE KITS
IF SCHOOL.
>> THE PACKAGE DEAL.
>> OR BUY THEM SEPARATELY FROM
THE STORES.
AROUND?
>> THAT IS WHAT I THINK.
YOU ARE GOING TO WASTE ALL THIS
GAS.
>> THE STORE IS ON THE WAY TO
THE HOUSE SO YOU WILL NOT SPEND
IN EXTRA GAS.
>> SO WE SORT OF MISSED THE
DEADLY IF YOU WANT TO BUY THEM
FROM THE SCHOOLS BUT YOU CAN GO
STORE.
ACCESSIBLE.
SCHOOL.
ONCE YOU DO THAT YOU CAN
PURCHASE THEM.
I MADE THESE TWO TRANSACTIONS
IN ALL OF FIVE MINUTES.
>> HOW MUCH DID YOU SPEND
>> TWO HOURS.
>> THAT IS NOT TOO BAD.
>> WHO SAVED MORE?
I THINK I DID.
WE HAVE A THIRD GRADER AND
THREE SIXTH GRADERS.
IT WAS A BIG IMPACT ON OUR
BUDGET IN TERMS IF WE SAVED
MORE OR LESS.
KITS.
HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THIS
THIRD GRADE KIT COST?
>> CRAYONS?
>> NOTEBOOKS.
ALL KIND OF THINGS.
HOW MUCH?
>> $29.95.
I SPENT $54.99.
>> WOW.
>> PLUS TAX ON THIS KIT.
>> SUPPLIES ARE EXPENSIVE.
>> THIS ISN'T WHAT I WAS
EXPECTING.
>> MY SIXTH GRADERINGS, THIS
>> $75.
>> ALMOS
$68.
UP TO $75.19.
THAT IS A LOT.
I'M BUYING THREE.
THAT WOULD HAVE COST ME --
>> WILL THIS LAST THE WHOLE
YEAR?
DEPENDS.
FOR MY BOYS I WILL GET MORE
ERASERS, PENCILS AND PHOTOBOOK
PAPER SO IT IS OVER $261 I
WOULD HAVE HAD TO SPEND ON ALL
THE SUPPLIES FOR MY KIDS ALONE.
>> HOLY COW.
THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY.
>> SERIOUS STICKER SHOCK.
I EXPECT THIS TO COST LESS.
>> YOU THINK THIS IS THE WAY?
>> I THINK SO.
MORE.
THEY PREPACKAGED, ASSEMBLED,
THE RIGHT ITEMS FOR THEIR CLASS.
I THINK I WON THIS ONE.
WE SEE $22.94.
>> HOW MUCH I SPENT.
EVERYTHING.
>> $20?
>> $22.44.
>> SEPARATELY?
>> YES.
>> EVEN WITH $10 IN GAS.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, SO WHAT ABOUT
THE SIXTH GRADE KIT.
HAD TO SPEND MORE MONEY.
I SPENT $68.99.
HOW MUCH DID YOU SPEND?
>> $45.83.
>> WOW.
>> THAT INCLUDED THE PRICE OF
THE BACKPACK.
>> THE BACKPACK, SUPPLIES,
EVERYTHING IN THIS KIT.
PLUS THE BACKPACK.
WHERE IS YOUR BACKPACK?
>> I DIDN'T GET ONE.
>> YOU ARE GOING SHOPING WITH
HER FOR A COUPLE HOURS.
>> YOU WIN THE PRIZE.
>> ALSO, WE JUST HAD TIPS.
IF YOU ARE USING A SHOPPER'S
REWARD CARD, OR OTHER RETAILER
DISCOUNT, AS LONG AS YOU ARE
BUYING GENERIC, WHICH I ALWAYS
BUY GENERIC.
>> ANY REASON WE NEED TO HAVE
THESE SUPPLIES ON THE FIRST DAY
OF SCHOOL.
COULD YOU JUST BUY IF YOU --
>> I HAVE ASKED A COUPLE OF
TEACHERS AND PARENTS ALIKE,
WHAT IS THE PREFERENCE.
THEY PREFER YOU HAVE SUPPLIES
STARTING DAY ONE.
IT IS A BIG TREND THAT THEY USE
THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL SUPPLY BIN.
ALL STICKS GO TOGETHER, PENCILS
GO TOGETHER.
THIS IS IS A SHARED RESOURCE.
>> I LIKE THAT.
>> PARENTS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE.
SOME ITEMS ARE LIKE SPECIFIC.
LIKE KLEENEX BRAND OR PENCIL.
THEIR STUDENTS MAY NOT GET THE
BRANDS THEY PURCHASED.
>> CLEARLY YOU SAVE BY BARGAIN
SHOPPING.
>> WO
>> GETTING KIDS READY FOR
SCHOOL, I WAS ONE THAT WAS
RELENTLESSLY TEASED IN SCHOOL.
I HAD A SICK FEELING IN MY
STOEM WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL.
I THINK IT IS CRITICAL PARENTS
ARM KIDS SO THEY ARE READY TO
FACE ISSUES.
HOW DO YOU START THIS
CONVERSATION WITH YOUR KIDS
PREP TO GO TO SCHOOL?
>> AS FOR BULLYING, THAT IS
WHAT YOU ARE FE FERING TO?
>> RIGHT.
>> ONE OUT OF SIX STUDENTS ARE
BULLIED.
>> I'M SURPRISED IT IS THAT LOW.
>> ONE OUT OF SIX.
TWO OF THE SIX STUDENTS
ACTUALLY REPORTS IT.
THE OTHER FOUR DON'T.
A GOOD TIME IS TALK TO YOUR
CHILDREN ABOUT WHAT TO DO IF
YOU ARE BEING BULLIED.
SO ASK WHO ARE YOSITTING IN
LUNCH.
THE ANSWER ISNO.
ASK THEM QUESTIONS THAT LEAD
THEM TO OPEN UP.
DO YOU HAVE FRIENDS?
WHO DO YOU HANG OUT WITH AT
LUNCH.
IF THEY SAY NO ONE, THAT IS AN
ALARM.
HEY, LET ME DIG MORE INTO THIS.
>> A RED FLAG.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THERE ARE A
LOT OF KIDS THAT ARE LAX IN THE
SUMMERTIME, LIKE SLEEP LATER,
NOW HAVE TO KIND OF STAR
GETTING BACK INTO SCHOOL ZONE.
LAYING DOWN THE LAW SO YOU ARE
THE AUTHORITY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THAT IS THE CONVERSATION WE
HAVE IN OUR HOUSE.
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT I
AND YOUR MOTHER ARE THE LAW.
RESOURCE.
AUTHORITY WHEN IT COMES TO
DIRECTION, RESOURCE WHEN IT
COMES TO INFORMATION, FINANCES,
YOU ARE IT.
JURY.
>> RIGHT.
>> IF WE HAVE A DISAGREEMENT WE
DON'T ALLOW THE KIDS TO SEE IT.
DOORS.
THEY WILL PLAY IT.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO RESPECT,
ALL THAT.
>> RESPECT.
IT IS A COMMON COURTESY ISSUE
REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED,
ORIENTATION, GEOGRAPHIC
LOCATION.
SOMETHING EVERY PARENT NEEDS TO
SCHOOL.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT YOUR
STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THIS.
THEY WILL WALK INTO A CLASSROOM
THAT IS DIVERSE, FILLED WITH
THEY HAVE TO RESPECT.
>> RIGHT.
DENIAL.
SOMETIMES OUR KIDS ARE THE
BULLY.
IF YOU RECOGNIZE YOUR CHILD IS
BEING VERY, YOU KNOW, HITTING
ON THE LITTLE ONES OR KIDS
AROUND THE HOUSE, THAT IS A
GOOD SIGN TO SAY, OKAY.
LET ME MAKE SURE THIS CHILD IS
NOT PULLING THAT SAME TENSION
AT SCHOOL.
>> ADDRESS BEHAVIORS AT HOME.
>> DON'T IGNORE IT.
>> FINALLY, WE ALWAYS INSTILL
ACCOUNTABILITY.
YOU MUST TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO
ACTIONS.
SORRY.
THEY HAVE TO MAKE A PLAN, PUT
IT IN PLACE OF HOW THEY WILL
RECOVER AND NOT REPEAT THE SAME
ACTION.
SOCIAL MEDIA?
>> THERE IS NO PRIVACY.
ACTUALLY, THIS HAS BEEN A STUDY.
THE GHOST ACCOUNT.
CALCULATING.
IT IS A GHOST ACCOUNT TO HIDE
PHOTOS AND VIDEOS TO KEEP YOUR
>> SERIOUS?
>> YES, MA'AM.
THING.
WHEN YOU SET UP STANDARDS FOR
YOUR CHILDREN FOR SOCIAL MEDIA
OR EVEN ON THE PHONE BECAUSE
ONCE YOU SET THOSE STANDARDS,
EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE GOING TO
THOSE APPS.
IF THEY HAVE THE FEATURES, ONE
IS FOR THE GHOST APP, TO HIDE
PHOTOS AND VIDEO.
>> MY GOSH, I'M GOING TO START
USING THAT NOW.
JUST KIDDING.
JUST AWARENESS.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS PARENTS, AS
LONG AS WE ARE REALLY AWARE OF
KIDS ARE DOING.
DEVICES.
WE GO THROUGH THEM.
THE HISTORY, WE FIND EVERYTHING.
ONE OF THE BIG RED FLAGS IF I
KNOW MY SON HAS BEEN ON THE
INTERNET TWO HOURS AND HISTORY
HAS NO RECORD OF THAT, THAT IS
A RED FLAG.
THAT IS WHEN I START DIGGING.
>> TAKING THE PHONES AT NIGHT
MEANS THEY WILL HOPEFULLY GO TO
SLEEP AND NOT WATCHING THINGS.
>> EXACTLY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS.
>> WHO WON?
>> YOU WON.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> THE PRIZE YOU GET?
>> OF COURSE.
>> FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN
VISIT MONICA LEWIS SCHOOL OF
ETIQUETTE.
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