Can you believe it’s time for our kids to go back to school? Weird how it’s both exciting and stressful at the same time. New teachers, classes, schools, and schedules can create a headache for parents – whether they have one or six kids in school. Part of the headache was just waiting for the schedules to come out. We couldn’t find out who our kids’ teachers were going to be until the day before school. This definitely made it a little more challenging getting ready for the first day of school.
Recently, Excedrin conducted a survey among 229 American parents with at least one child attending school this year. Here is what they found:
– 69% of parents, who have at least one child in school this coming year, say they are excited for their child’s first day of school. That doesn’t change the fact that 44% of parents also say they expect to get a headache during the back to school season.
– More than one-third of parents cite getting themselves (41%) and their children (43%) back on a schedule at the top of the list of things that might cause their headaches during the back to school season.
– More than one-third (35%) of parents say shopping for school supplies might give them a headache. With all the pencils, folders and notebooks, parents should remember to put Excedrin® on their back to school shopping list.
– A large majority of parents (85%) think their schools are in need of new or upgraded supplies such as pencils and paper and computers or software and gym/sporting equipment. And that’s because with every purchase of Excedrin®, parents can enter for a chance to win $10,000 for their child’s school.
“Help Your School Excel with Excedrin” Sweepstakes
Through September 15th, you can head over to the Excedrin Facebook Page and enter the “Help Your School Excel with Excedrin” sweepstakes. This is a fun and headache-free way for five individuals to win $10,000 for their child’s school. For more information about the sweepstakes, please visit the Excedrin Facebook Page.
GIVEAWAY
1 lucky reader on The Mommy-Files will win an Excedrin Back-to-School Prize Pack to help you stay organized, hydrated and headache-free as you adjust to the hectic schedules and spend increasing amounts of time on-the-go. The prize pack will include (1) a 2013-2014 Academic Planner and Pen; (2) a Magnetic Memo Board; and (3) an Aluminum Tumber!!!
WIN IT!!! (MANDATORY ENTRY)
– Tell me in a comment what about the back-to-school season gives you a headache.
EXTRA ENTRIES
– Follow The Mommy-Files on Twitter – 1 ENTRY
– Tweet about the giveaway – 1 ENTRY DAILY
– Become a Fan of The Mommy-Files on Facebook – 1 ENTRY
– Become a Fan of Excedrin on Facebook – 1 ENTRY
– Share the giveaway on Facebook – 1 ENTRY DAILY
– Subscribe to my blog – 1 ENTRY
– Add my Mommy-Files button to your blog and include the URL – 1 ENTRY
– Subscribe to The Mommy-Files YouTube Channel – 1 ENTRY
– Follow The Mommy-Files on Pinterest – 1 ENTRY
– Follow The Mommy-Files on Instagram – 1 ENTRY
– Comment on any Non-Giveaway post on The Mommy-Files – 2 ENTRIES per post comment (no limit)
– Blog about this giveaway and include the URL – 5 ENTRIES
RULES
– Contest will close at 11:59 p.m. PST on September 15th, 2013! Any entries after this time will be disqualified!
– Contest open to U.S. residents only.
I get headaches all the time and these are the only meds that work for me. Add the back-to-school stress of making sure to not forget anything so the kids won’t get in trouble at school (ie: forgotten homework, LOL), I’d def. need this!
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the constant scheduling conflicts
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The increased traffic during my commute. I have to drop kids off and then make way to work and the traffic is more congested.
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Back to school means that I am constantly running my butt off and don’t have a time to sit down until my bed time!
Figuring out nonGMO food for lunch
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Trying to wake up my teenagers and get them out the door. Such teenage attitudes in the morning.
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All the money spending I have to do gives me a headache!
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Helping my daughter with her homework gives me a headache
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Homework!
It’s not the back to school so much as it’s all the activities that my daughters are in. Trying to figure out how to get them to and from practices and games as well as dance….ugh!
I hate filling out all the paperwork for the kids every year
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Having to get my daughters up and ready in time for the bus! They never want to get up! That gives me a headache
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Getting up at 5am!!
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keeping up with everybody’s schedule
Traffic during the school season gives me a headache. I have to make sure I drop my daughter off and then actually get to work on time.
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Just thinking about getting up so early on school days gives me a headache.
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The battle with one of my kids over what they are going to wear daily for school gives me a back to school headache.
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everything about it gives me a headache- cause im broke LOL
the back to school season gives me a headache because it’s hard to say goodbye to summer fun and hello to school work
I hate the clothes shopping
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The back to school shopping gives me a headache!
trying to keep up with all the schedules.
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