It's Time for a Reset!

As winter breaks are over and we’re getting in our back-to-school routines, it’s the perfect time to evaluate, adjust and/or create your family’s routine in order to get back on track. It’s time for a reset! 

• Start the conversation with your family unit about the logistics of the winter/spring schedule.

  • School’s bell schedule, bus/drop-off logistics, morning wake-up alarms, days/times for extracurricular/sports, after-school homework time

• Formalize it! Write out a schedule with the ideas that everyone discussed together

  • Wake up at 7:30am, breakfast by 8am, bus pick-up at 8:15am, homework time 4-5pm, dinner 5-6pm, sports 6-7pm, etc.

  • Capture the schedule in a checklist format or use pictures to illustrate each step

  • Hang the schedule in a central location (i.e. fridge, front door) so everyone can refer to it

• Discuss expectations surrounding the routine and the importance of each family member doing their best to follow along

• Talk through any challenges that may occur with the schedule and solutions for how those challenges will be handled

  • i.e. What happens if the bus is delayed for after school drop-off which may impact the time in which homework is started 

• Routinely review the family schedule and adjust if needed. Be patient with yourselves!

  • Certain steps or times may need to be shifted to ensure that the routine actually works for your family and it is helping create more consistency in everyone’s busy lives

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