How to cure the back to school blues

As kids get older they tend to dread going back to school, making a parents job even harder. The older they get the more work they are expected to do and they realize their fun, carefree summer is coming to an end. This can make even the nicest child become very irritable and mean. Using a few of my tips will help you ease the transition from fun summer to studying school time more easily.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• kids
• calendar
• ideas
• time
• patience

1. The first thing you need to do is discuss your child's feelings. Make sure that they are just bummed that summer is over and not upset over something else. Then remind them of all the fun things that school has to offer, such as: friends, activities, sports or anything your child may be interested in.
2. Give your child a calendar and let them mark on certain days things they would like to do that remind them of summer. Maybe let them go to an indoor pool once a month or invite friends over for a sleep over and camp out in the yard if its not too cool. There are many ideas that you can think of that will give your child something to look forward to as school starts.
3. Get your child involved in the back to school shopping. This can be another great way of beating those back to school blues. Let them pick out their school supplies as well as school clothes so it will make them excited about going back to school.

Tips & Warnings

• Never talk negative about going back to school. This will help your child's attitude.