Back to School - Tips for getting organised

One minute it’s 2 weeks to go before the children go back to school

Next minute – it’s tomorrow

Time to get organised however late you have started to think about it:

•  Start the school bedtime routine and getting up routine if possible, the week before

• Check the date and time of the first day – school web-site will tell you or another parent

• If you have more than one child, they may be starting on different days at different times

• Check the clothing situation – uniforms which looked over-sized last term and you thought would do, probably won’t

• Shoes – have you managed to avoid the busy shoe shops, or can you start with a polished worn pair and get new ones later in the term?

• Food – any changes planned for snacks and lunches, and is there loads of breakfast cereal in the cupboard?

We know that children and parents have a number of emotional concerns about starting a new school year.

Remember that helping your child to talk about their worries can help you to make them manageable. Children worry about not knowing where to go, they worry about not having the right equipment, they worry about making friends and above all not understanding what is expected of them.

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