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Back To School Tips For Parents
What are your back to school tips for parents of elementary age school children? The summer has been out of control with sleep-overs and too much fast food. I can’t wait for them to be back at school because they are bouncing off the walls!
–Theresa, Seekonk, MA
Back to school tips for parents of elementary school age children.
Be consistent while establishing bedtime ten minutes earlier each night until they have reached their school bedtime. If they rebel, hold to your plan even if you have to set the clock forward. Figure out this fall’s social nuance styles before maxing out on school clothes.
- It is hard to do, but must be done. Each night get your children into bed ten minutes earlier. Controlling their sugar intake by eating less sugar after three o’clock should ease them into sleep sooner.
- Before doing so, have them lay out their clothing and pack their knapsacks. However, don’t let procrastination stall an early bedtime. If need be, have them choose between two outfits, one for tomorrow and the other for the day after.
- Don’t blow your back-to-school budget before school starts. If they’re still wearing shorts, any long pants you buy now may be too short by the time they want to switch over to long pants.
- Understand the social nuances of their circle of friends by looking to see the kind of sneakers, socks, hair clasps, etc, kids are wearing this fall. Are their classmates mostly in Skechers? Find the nearest outlet store. What kind of backpacks are they using? How are they wearing their hair? Are they rolling or folding over their socks?
- In warm weather inevitably children consume far too much sugar through fruit drinks, slushies, popsicles and ice-cream. Wean them off overly-sugared foods and beverages. When you go grocery shopping, look to see how many grams of sugar are contained in one serving. The sooner you cut back on the sugar, the calmer they’ll become. And now that you’re packing lunch again, you can take better control of their sugar intake.
Get the school year off to a brilliant start by:
- never bribing a child with food because bribing with food is a well-known cause of eating disorders.
- making sure that your children understand why they’re posting or sending something on social media. Help them make better decisions as to what to say and send, and what to hold off on.
Much of this answer, Theresa, may sound uncreative and superficial, but is clearly backed by research that you can Google.
At the end of the day, teaching your children to be mindful about how they go about interacting with other people will always be of value to them.
~Didi
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