Our children are currently counting down the days until they return to school. For this reason, it is important to make the most of the last moments of the holidays so that they can enter the new school year with energy, enthusiasm and good spirits.

Both parents and children need to adapt to a new reality, namely the school routine. To this end, it is essential that parents readjust their home routines well in advance at the end of the holiday period, in order to prevent children from resisting the school routine.

It is essential that each child understands the importance of following a structured routine during school hours, so that the whole family can feel some security, tranquility and harmony at this stage.

How to help children get back into school routine

At this time, it becomes imperative to regulate children's sleep, but also to change, if necessary, some of their schedules and eating habits and establish some rules regarding the use of cell phones, tablets and other electronic devices.

Planning your return to school in advance will certainly prevent stress and anxiety from arising. Therefore, it is important to explain to children the need to change or reorganize their daily habits while they are still on vacation.

For the readaptation to a new routine to be peaceful and welcomed with serenity, the child must feel understood and supported in this difficult transition for everyone.

Choosing and organizing new school supplies is, for example, a good way to motivate children to change and see the start of the new school year as a moment of joy, reuniting with friends and teachers and getting to know new colleagues and teachers.

Despite the new school year approaching, there is still time to prepare some activities that will allow children to exchange experiences and strengthen emotional bonds. These opportunities will certainly help children to face the end of the holidays with normality and encourage them to start school. At this stage, talking calmly about this transition is also very important, as it allows children to share their insecurities, fears and anxieties about returning to school.