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The transition from summer to school is tough! It will be especially hard this year since we’ve been in this strange “stay at home” summer mode for so many months. To help with the transition, I’ve developed a list of five ways to ease your kids into a school routine.
Do Your School Supply Shopping Early
There is nothing worse than panic buying school supplies the day before school starts. The stores are packed, the supplies are picked over and the emotions are high. Trust me, you do not want to spend your final moments of summer with your kids in the school supply aisle the night before school starts. Shop for your school supplies early. It will help your kids start thinking about the upcoming year.
Get Back into a Routine
Remember that bedtime routine that your kids had when school was in session? Yeah, it is time to bring that back. Make sure you start their normal bedtime routine at least a couple of weeks before school starts. You will also want to make sure you are setting an alarm in the morning. If your kids are like mine, their bedtime has gotten increasingly late all summer. I plan to gradually make them go to bed 15 minutes earlier than normal every few nights until they are back on their normal school routine. This will make the first week of school less jarring.
Make Your Kids Get Dressed
My kids would stay in their PJs all day if I would let them, and honestly some days I do – it is summer after all. However, it is time for a reality check. After their alarm goes off, have your kids get dressed, brush their teeth, and eat breakfast. It will make that first week so much smoother if they’ve already established this rhythm.
Do a Practice Run
A few days before school actually starts, do a practice run. Have your kids go to sleep the night before at the normal school night bedtime and set their alarm like it is an actual school day. Practice how you as a family will get out the door that morning. If you have a younger kid, you might be pleasantly surprised to see that they do not need as much help from you in the morning. See how long it takes to actually get out of the house and to school. This will help both you and your kids feel more prepared for the first day of school, especially if your kids are going to a new school.
Talk to Your Kids
Going back to school is stressful for both kids and parents. Make sure you talk to your kids and see if they have any concerns. Ask them what they thought went well last year and how you all can improve your school routine as a family.
With a little planning and preparation, you can ease your kids into a school routine that will make the transition painless!
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Yup, we try to do a lot of this. My kids are older, so they can basically do most of it on their own. It’s blissful.
These are good tips for back to school. It is always hard to get back into a routine.
It’s can be soooo hard after a crazy summer schedule! These are great tips!
We have been working our bedtime routine! Sticking to it right now has been the hard part! We have also been having lots of conversations during dinner time about what to expect with school!
These are all such great ideas! Perfect for getting a kid ready for back to school!
These are great tips for kids getting ready to return to school. I am homeschooling this year, so we will start easing in next week.
These are all really great ways to ease children back into a regular routine when coming out of more carefree summer days. I remember my mum used to do a lot of these things with my brother and I when we were little!
So important to prepare your kids to go back to school! We started to talk to them about it this week (and they start going back at the end of next week and the week after that) so that they know it’s coming…
Also, bedtime!!
I was in total denial of school starting so we didn’t ease into it. They jumped right into e-learning on Monday and it’s not going so well for my son.
These are great suggestions. I love the have a practice run suggestion!
These are such great tips for helping kids get back into school! These are crazy times and I think we can all get as much help as we possibly can!
Kileen
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Great tips for new moms sending there kids to school!
Getting back into the routine in advance is a must. It’ll make the transition of going back to school much easier. Also talking to your kids about it is important too. It’ll probably help them to feel more comfortable because they can talk to their parents about any concerns or thoughts they have about going back to school.
Here school are still shut. I really doubt this year they are opening the school or not. BTW thanks for sharing these amazing ways to ease kids into a school routine
This will be so helpful, especially because of days like this, things can be reallytough for kids, this article would help a lot of parents/guardians etc.