Video: How to Transition Your Kids Back to School
In this video, I review how to help your kids transition back to school.
I specifically talk about the two interventions we can implement as parents to help our kids feel secure and supported as they engage the first weeks of school.
In this video, I review how to help your kids transition back to school. I specifically talk about the two interventions we can implement as parents to help our kids feel secure and supported as they engage the first weeks of school.
Historically, August through November is when I get the most calls about families in crisis. I am sure the transition to school contributes to stress.
In this recent Facebook Live Event I discuss how to transition your kids back to school.
Here are some notes from this video:
Change is hard
The school system is set up to help kids through the academic transition of beginning school again.
Schedule and emotional changes may affect your children in terms in large ways.
Do not go on the extreme of making life more difficult AND Do not go to the extreme of being too permissive because of worry.
How to help your kids transition back to school
1. Keep your routines going. It communicates safety and predictably. This is crucial in a season where things are changing.
2. Be deliberate in engaging your child. Make sure you see them and they can see you. You kids may not use it to tell you their biggest fears but the knowledge of knowing they are not alone goes a long way.
Some things I mentioned in this video:
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