Getting back into the school routine
There’s nothing better than slipping into a summer routine. Sleeping in late, staying up until all hours of the night, adventures and visits and trips, and, well, in our house, that school year schedule flies out the window. We’re in the midst of summer mode, and we’re currently trying to get readjusted to normal life after a week on a cruise ship. BUT, as much as we’re in summer mode and enjoying the laid back routine that goes along with it, the nights are getting a little shorter every day, and every so often, the nights are a tiny bit cooler and serve as a reminder that school and all that goes with it are on their way. This blog post is sponsored by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare.
This year, we’ll (hopefully) be moving right before school starts- right in the middle of what I like to call “the return to routine.” Instead of just slowly adding time to journaling and reading, and pushing bedtimes to more school-year appropriate times, we’ll also be adjusting to new bedrooms, a new home, and a new environment.
Prepping for all of this at the same time will be a challenge, but I’m prepping myself NOW so that we can be prepared in case we have a Sick just got real.TM moment and someone ends up with some germs that decide to hang around.
First things first!
Stock Up:
Don’t just stock up on school supplies! Keep a supply of kid remedies on hand. Lots of things are packed already, but I have a basket of Children’s Advil®, Children’s Dimetapp® and Children’s Robitussin® for just-in-case. I don’t want to have a kid feeling under the weather and then need to spend time digging through already-packed boxes to find some relief for their symptoms!
Clean Kids:
Start to add that nightly shower or bath back into the bedtime routine.
A new academic year, a new house, a new classroom, even a new school, all come with new faces, new experiences, and new germs. Start getting into healthy habits now to make sure the kids don’t get sick then!
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parpar de real says
These are a great tips, next week was the start of schooling.
Lori Felix says
When back to school time rolls around I am glad that my daughter is grown and graduated so I don’t have to struggle getting back into that routine. Our main struggle was getting my daughter to go to bed earlier again.
Emma Spellman says
My son doesn’t start kindgarten until next year, but these are great tips. I plan on starting preschool with him at home so we should figure out a schedule.
Marielle Altenor says
We started a week before and wish we had started maybe two weeks lol It’s hard to get kids back in the routine of sleeping early after a long summer.
Jacqui Odell says
These are great tips! We started back to school this week.
Kathy says
My girls start school at the end of this month. They’re both excited to go back to school. They certainly love school. We’ve got a little bit of shopping left to do, which we plan to do in the next few days.
Lynndee says
One more week to go and it’s back-to-school in our neck of the woods. We are starting to go to bed earlier now although getting up early is still a struggle. 🙂
krystal says
We start school NEXT WEEK. I cannot wait to get back into an everyday routine where my son is off to school!
Carol Bryant says
Though I don’t have any human kids, I did married a teacher, who is now retired. We try to turn in earlier now that the fall is coming and school days are in the air.
The Cubicle Chick says
A routine for back to school is very important. The girls are back on track and everything is great so far. We’re stocking up on meds, too. Those germs from school are the worst. – Yolonda
Mistee Dawn says
It is so hard to get back to a routine when school is back in session. Being sick definitely makes it even harder.
Vera Sweeney says
These are great tips!!! It seems like every year they get sick right after the new school year starts!!
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
We’ve already started on our back to school routine. The kids are back to their school bedtimes and doing all their chores at about the time they’d do them while in school.