Tips for an easy Back To School transition

School is starting all over the country. This can be a stressful time for kids, and their parents.  Here are some tips to help ease the chaos that may have arrived in your home.

TIPS for KIDS

·         Have a regular bedtime.

·         Choose outfits the night before.

·         Have backpacks packed and by the door, the night before.

·         Have a regular wake-up time.

·         Eat breakfast!

·         Plan to be ready early, then if you are running late you’re actually on time.

·         Take advantage of free time at school to study or do homework.

·         If you don’t understand an assignment… ask for help.

·         Have a snack after school.

·          Knock out that homework.

·         If there are extra-curricular activities, make a schedule to help fit everything in.

NOTE for PARENTS

School time doesn’t need to be a stressful time.  One day, you will look back on the school years and miss them.  Don’t miss out now.  Enjoy this time with your children. 

You’ve heard the saying, “Kids spell love T-I-M-E.” 

Children do well in school when things are going well at home.  Studies show that 30 minutes one-on-one time a week, with each child, can be beneficial to the parent/child relationship.  This is their time to do something fun with you.  If they want to shoot hoops, but you’re not a basketball fan – do it anyway, and have fun with it.  Thirty minutes with an angry or passive parent doesn’t count.  Have fun with your kids! 

They will remember it when they are parents, trust me.