Back to School!

I am excited to say, tomorrow is the first day of school at my house! I hope my excitement rubs off on my kids! I really wanted to do more teaching with the kids this summer, but it just never happened. They are ready to learn! I hope my 2nd grader loves it. First grade was so wonderful! If your child is nervous about the first day of school, here are some things to keep in mind:

FROM NBC:

Dr. Roni Leiderman, Dean Mailan Segal Institute for Childhood Studies at Nova Southeastern University, says get organized and set boundaries now.

Dr. Roni Leiderman/Psychologist: "You want to put away the computer games, talk about cell phone time for older children, put away lots of the tv time. make your home a place where you have a place to study, when you come home from school you have a place for your books. you want to have a clean organized environment just like you would for your office."

She also says make the kids go to bed earlier, set a morning alarm, start a breakfast routine and wake up the brain by reading or doing some flash cards. and she says get the kids together with their friends.

Dr. Roni Leiderman/Psychologist: "There's nothing as inviting and as comforting as walking to school those first few days and seeing a familiar face that you reconnected with."

-NewsAnchorMom Jen

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You should do this before school starts

Empowering Parents has these tips for what you need to do before the kids start school this year:

1. Start the daily schedule now(up to one month before school starts). Talk to your kids about when they will be doing their homework, where they will go after school, what the school day will be like, etc.

2. Get the kids up in time for school. Doctors actually recommend setting an alarm clock for older kids at least once a week a month before school starts. I definitely take a lot longer to get the kids out of the house in the summer months. Sometimes we don't even have time to go anywhere before I have to leave for work in the afternoon!

3. Put the kids to bed early. I know my son ends up staying up later during the summer months because we don't have to get him to bed on time. The neighbor's kids seem to be out playing until 8:30p.m. during the summer and 7:00p.m. during the school year. That's a big difference!

We are just doing pre-school again this year, but I still think I will start getting the kids ready sooner in the mornings and get the kids to bed earlier. What are you doing to prepare your kids for school?

-NewsAnchorMom Jen

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