Prep Your Kids for School

Go to the Head of the Class

It’s important that kids feel confident for the new school year ahead. Help ease the transition and calm first-day jitters with these ways to prepare them for heading back to school.

Make Change Gradual

Get into the school routine (bedtime, mealtimes, etc.) a few weeks prior to the start of school.

Coming Home

Return from vacations at least a week before school begins to allow kids time to adjust.

Lay of the Land

See if you can arrange for your child to meet their new teacher and visit the school premises in advance.

Vacation from Rules

Remind kids what’s expected of them at school.

Read All About It

Find children’s books on the topic of back to school to read
with your child.

Make it Routine

Three months can seem like an eternity when you’re small. Review the school-week schedule by talking or
writing it out together.

Comfort in the Familiar

Remind them of the friends, siblings, and teachers they know who will be at school with them.