Back to school

Are you ready for summer to be over and the kids to be back in school?

It can be a very stressful time for everyone involved.

Here are a few tips to make the transition a little easier.

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Put the laundry away in "outfits". This makes it much easier for the younger kids to get themselves dressed.

Pick out tomorrow's outfit tonight.

Have the backpacks loaded and ready to go the night before and in a specific place.

Set aside a space that is just for school communication. There will always be things that need to be reviewed and signed and if there are routinely in the same place it is less likely that they will be misplaced. It can be a folder, basket or a magnet on the refrig.

Try to leave one night per week completely open so that there can be some down time for everyone.

Try these few things and see how it goes.
Good luck and happy school year!