Going Back to School: How to Transition Your Kids When Summer Ends

Transitioning From Summertime to School Time

How can parents transition their kid's brain and body clock out of lazy vacation mode and back to a school time schedule? Parents Ask experts Betsy Brown Braun, Foster Cline, and Dyan Eyebergen have some advice. For starters, Foster Cline suggests showing excitement about going back to school, curriculum and seeing old friends. Dyan Eyebergen urges parents to make sure their children get back to a regular and routine sleep schedule. A week to ten days before school starts may be needed to get them back into the return. Finally, it's important to try to de-stress. Betsy Brown Braun says rushing can create a lot of chaos and stress.

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PThatcher
2 yearss ago

"ParentsAsk" apparently has not done its research on Dr. Foster Cline, the popularizer (and still defender) of "Rage Reduction" therapy -- one of the most vile quack practices in American history. http://www.childrenintherapy.org/proponents/cline.html

Jennifer Brandt
2 yearss ago

Thank you so much for your comment. It is our goal to share the thoughts and opinions of nationally renowned and published authors. We do not expect that Dr. Cline's viewpoint (or any of our other 46 contributors) will align with everyone's, but we do very much value his presence on our site. As always, your feedback is appreciated and welcomed.

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