Back to School Night

The kids are back in school and should be settling in with their homework routine, fall activities, getting to know their teacher and classmates and hopefully filling you in a bit on their day!

With the start of school, I have found several articles to get me in the back to school mindset too. As a parent of two high school students, I found the article posted on Grown and Flown about communication and expectations for your high school student and teachers to be very timely. I find myself relating to so many articles posted on Grown and Flown and I subscribe to their inbox delivery.

https://grownandflown.com/help-kid-high-school-teacher-shows/

Also, with Back to School Nights on everyone’s schedule over the next few weeks, the article from The Washington Post outlines the 7 questions parents need to ask on back to school night. This is a great read and worth saving to revisit each year prior to attending your child’s back to school event.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2018/08/29/7-questions-you-need-to-ask-on-back-to-school-night/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.8eb9c42607e5

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Back to school time advice

I just sent my children off to their first day of school, after the summer break, and I am now ready to tackle all those projects on my to-do list.  The relaxing summer season is over and it is time to get back to schedules, alarm clocks, homework, earlier bedtimes and packing lunches. The Washington Post article, linked below, is a great reminder of all the things we should and shouldn't do to help everyone in the family have a great school year - students and parents alike.  By helping less and helping smarter, I should be able to have time for all those "to-dos"!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2015/08/13/i-tried-to-help-my-kids-have-a-great-school-year-by-helping-less-heres-what-i-did-right-wrong-and-what-ill-try-to-fix-this-year/