01/09/2025
Back to school can bring a mix of emotions, excitement, nerves and everything in between. For children, teens (and parents too!), it’s a big transition.
Some gentle reminders as you ease into the new school year:
✨ Keep routines simple and predictable, structure helps reduce worries.
✨ Talk openly about feelings, both the worries and the wins.
✨ Prioritise rest, calmer mornings start with good sleep.
✨ Remind them (and yourself) that they’re not alone in this 💛
✨ Organisation, having school bags packed or clothes out ready, help create a stress free morning.
✨ Photos of the school or going to see it before the first day can take away some of the anxieties eg knowing what door they’ll go through when they arrive.
✨ Plan a treat after the first day or week, a hot chocolate, a film, a pamper evening or whatever suits your child’s interests.
✨ Parents try and contain your own anxieties as these can rub off on to your children, also do not bombard them with questions as soon as they get home from school. Give them time to process and share when they’re ready.
Wishing everyone a smooth transition into school. If it doesn’t go to plan, that’s OK too, sometimes it takes a little longer.
