Finally, we continued our back-to-school coverage by rounding up the top six kids backpacks of the year and we put together a week-long menu of bento box ideas.

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I've waited many years to get back into school, but finally I'm doing it.

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As the back-to-school season kicks into high gear, the pressure and anxiety finally starts to subside for young people (and often their parents), who started this journey over a year ago, competing to beat seemingly impossible odds for a spot at a selective college.

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That, however, showed signs of changing this Back to School season, begging the question will the 2012 holiday shopping season be (finally) a social one?

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