4 Tips That Will Support Both Students And Parents As Our Children Return To School!
Parents! Did you see Mr. Ronโs tips for getting ready to go back-to-school? ๐ค If not, here are those tips again – you never know whoโs going to need them!
๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ!๐ โฃ
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1๏ธโฃ. ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ – Establishing structure and routine is an essential part of back-to-school preparation. Talk about a morning routine, after school routine, etc. โฃ
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2๏ธโฃ. ๐๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ณ – A week before school starts, have all of your kids use their alarms and begin to wake up when theyโll be getting up during the school year. โฃ
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3๏ธโฃ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ถ๐ช๐ฆ๐ต ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต – During preparation for the school year, preferably an hour before bed, let them read a book, comic, or magazine. What they do in quiet time is not important, as long as no electronics are present! โฃ
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4๏ธโฃ. ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ – One of the most important back to school tips for parents: Talk to your kids! An ongoing, meaningful connection between kids and parents is one of the most powerful factors in supporting mental and physical health. Let your kids open up about what theyโre thinking and feeling.โฃ
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Are you ready for school to start?! Share any other tips in the comments! โฌ๏ธ
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