The media with its hype of back-to-school sales, back-to-school supplies and back-to-school clothes--starting while we're all still immersed in summer vacation--might have us believe that "back to school" is code for "buy more stuff."

It’s not.

As Parenting Guide Laureen Miles Brunelli writes, though, you might want to think of it as “get organized” season. Read more about getting ready for back to school.