Good Bye Summer & Back To School!

Greetings!

Can you believe summer is now gone?  Even though the weather tells us otherwise here on the east coast, fall is definately in the air!  If you are an “east coaster” you understand what I mean, it’s just a feeling we’ve come to know as a result of living in a four season state.  The signs are everywhere from squirrells starting to store their food for the cold winter months, to children heading back to school.  Each is a reminder we must say good-bye to summer.

As single parent families prepare to once again alter their routein to accommodate another school year, I want to both encourage your engagement and support your engagement around the importance of your involvement and presence in your child’s school.  Please embrace the fact it’s not an option, but a must. If you have read my book you know the reasons are several with the most important being fostering a successful outcome for this new school year. If you have not yet grabbed your copy of “Single And ApParent” now is the perfect time.

Here are a couple of thoughts as you prepare your family for the new school year:  Do you have a structured bedtime ritual?  Are your child’s clothes clean, appropriate for school and arranged before bedtime?  Is there a plan for breakfast in the morning as well as school lunch?  And depending on the age of your child, is the backpack ready to go?  Getting a handle on each of these will make your mornings much easier.

Lastly, one of the most important preparation questions is ‘have you met your child’s principal and teachers?”  If you haven’t, realize you are entrusting the total welfare of your child for the next approximately seven hours five days a week to a total stranger. That could never have worked for me and it shouldn’t for any parent. I can’t stress enough the importance of knowing your child’s school environment and that begins with the principal to the teachers.

I hope your child read all summer long and I hope you will encourage this important activity all throughout the school year.

Is your child excited about returning to school?  Please take a few minutes to let us know, we’d LOVE to hear! I hope this will be a wonderful school year!

Peace~