By Nicole Gabai
Published in Cape Cod Parent and Child

Just when you thought summer would last forever – suddenly you’re shaking the sand out of your shoes and gearing up the whole family for school again. Do you know where the notebooks are? How about the #2 pencils? Luckily, you still have a little time before the school year begins in order to get everyone organized. Read on and you’ll find some great tips and ideas for creating a strong foundation of organizational systems as well as good habits for you and your family to use throughout the school year and beyond. Read more >

By Nicole Gabai
Published in Cape Cod Parent and Child

Yay! You made it through the winter and your coats and winter gear are now neatly tucked away for the season, right? Now you’ve pulled out all the light-weight summer jackets, the beach towels, the flip-flops and beach bags, right? Excellent! Now where will it all go? There’s probably lot’s of visitors coming and going all summer long and there are inevitably lots of items to keep track of. Read more >

By Nicole Gabai
Published in Cape Cod Parent and Child

So, you want to help get your kids rooms organized? What a joy it is to see your child’s room neat and at the same time have it be a creative and inspiring place to work and play. You may want to ask yourself and your child why you want to get organized? Some answers might be so that every toy has a ‘home’ and can be located quickly and make clean-up a breeze. Also, to achieve a wonderful feeling of control and a sense of mastery over their space which increases their self-confidence and self-esteem. You would have no more broken or lost toys and it would make it a lot easier for the kids to have friends over. Read more >