What kinds of school materials do I need to buy for my child?

What kinds of school materials do I need to buy for my child?

Harvey Hoyo (President, California School Counselors Association) gives expert video advice on: What are the top three things I can do to help my child succeed in school?; How do I set up a "study area" at home?; What if my child doesn't like his teacher? and more...

On average, a parent in the United States spends about $400 a year. If you gauge that, it's not always that way. It's not all at one time, but basically it comes to about $400 a year. A youngster really needs a good backpack. Many parents are looking at the flight attendant or pilot kind of carrying cases which have wheels for their child. This is so that the youngster is not straining his back but he's putting the textbooks in there and the materials that he needs, and rolling them to school. Pencils, paper, calculators; those are pretty much essential kinds of things for the average student in elementary, middle, and high school.