The end of the holidays brings the start of a whole new school semester, with more subjects, teachers, and schedules. A key to successfully finishing the year is planning and starting the year organised.
To prevent the unnecessary stress and pressure of last-minute preparations, it’s best to put all things in place early. Here are six great tips to prepare for back to school:
1. Nurture Independence
Your child will have so many things to do on their own once they start their new school semester, such as writing their assignments, getting to classes on time, getting their lunch, and learning to make wise decisions at school, so teaching them reasonable independence is crucial.
Teachers will not hold their hand through every task like you would as their parent, so to prevent a “culture shock”, as it were, start to teach them a sense of independence at home. You can do this easily by giving them chores to complete on their own, as well as various assignments and other self-dependent responsibilities.