Ok, I know it seemed REALLY short and you are not quite ready for it to end, but, summer is almost over and the kids will soon be going back to school. Usually by this time of summer I start to hear moms starting to say that it's time for the kids to get back to school because the kids are starting to drive their moms crazy. While summer is fun and unscheduled (for the most part), kids need structure and to know what to expect each day. About this time of the summer, siblings start to argue and fight more (too much together time) and parents get tired of entertaining the kids all day. August seems to be the time for school prep. Parents take their kids to the stores to shop for school supplies and clothes. Kids get lists of all the things they will need for the year. But, it's not just buying supplies that parents need to do to get their kids ready to go back to school- it's getting the kids themselves ready, too.
It's only a couple of weeks until the kids are back in school, and it is time to get their bodies adjusted again to the early to bed, early to rise routine of school. Typically, parents allow their kids some slack in the bedtime and morning routines over the summer. That's ok, but now it's time to get them ready to achieve in school. Don't go cold turkey on the first day of school- start now to make their bedtime earlier. Wake your child up earlier in the morning, gradually getting close to the time he/she will need to get up for school. It will take a couple of weeks to do this so start now.
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