Making back to school a little easier

27 August 2021

Around here, school started this week for many kids. I don’t have kids, but I know this is a time of transition for many parents (and children, of course). Throw in the uncertainty of the pandemic and perhaps it feels a little stressful.

I have a suggestion: Choose one small thing that can make getting the kids off to school easier (even if the school is at home). Then try implementing it every day for at least a week and see if it helps you. You can make it easier to remember by pairing it with something you’re already doing every day. (For example, make lunches right after cleaning up the kitchen after dinner.)

Here are a few suggestions…perhaps they’ll spark some ideas that will help you in your specific situation:

Make school lunches the night before
Store breakfast foods together so the kids can make their own
Make sure backpacks are ready to go the night before
Get up 15 minutes earlier to your morning less hectic
On Sundays, have the kids select what they’ll wear each day and put the outfits together to make getting dressed easier (you can use a closet organizer like this one to store the week’s outfits, one per shelf)

I’m not suggesting you try all these things. Or any of them, really. Just use these suggestions as a springboard for an idea of some way to make your life just a little bit easier right now. Give it a week. And maybe keep going with it if it helps.

We all can use a little more ease right now!

Photo by Deleece Cook on Unsplash

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