Back to school tips

Tips for getting kids ready for back-to-school

 Whatever their age, many kids are apprehensive about starting school or going back to school. The good news is there’s a lot you can do to ease their minds and help them get ready for a new school year. The new school year means new friends, teachers, clothes, and classrooms. It’s normal for kids (and their parents) to feel anxious about returning to school. Here are some simple ways to ease the transition from vacation-mode to school-mode.

              

Example of a school routine

 

Establish a back-to-school routine

Start practicing a week or two before school starts. This gives kids a gradual introduction to what the mornings will look like as the school year approaches. Start by just getting up at a slightly earlier time each day. Then add in getting dressed before breakfast. 

Kids thrive on routine because it gives them a sense of predictability in their lives. Routines can help them feel like they have their needs met on a regular basis. With a back to school schedule for kids, they are able to depend on the sense of security they feel in a familiar way with their other routines. When it comes to daily habits like sleeping and eating, most parents have probably had some kind of routine in place since their children were infants. As children grow, new activities pop up, new patterns emerge, and new habits form. When regular routines are in place, kids can handle these changes with less stress

 

Kids thrive on routine because it gives them a sense of predictability in their lives. Routines can help them feel like they have their needs met on a regular basis. With a back to school schedule for kids, they are able to depend on the sense of security they feel in a familiar way with their other routines. When it comes to daily habits like sleeping and eating, most parents have probably had some kind of routine in place since their children were infants. As children grow, new activities pop up, new patterns emerge, and new habits form. When regular routines are in place, kids can handle these changes with less stress.

 

Finally, include breakfast, and by the time school starts, kids will have a solid feel for how the mornings will go.

 

 

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Back to school is perhaps the biggest time of year for making adjustments to the family’s daily activities. Kids go from a relaxed (or non-existent) summer schedule to suddenly being expected to get up, dressed and out the door fairly quickly each day. There are new stressors and new transitions with added interactions and after-school activities