| With the start of school, families face new organization | | | | mood. Each evening, think ahead to the following |
| challenges. Get organized now for the best school | | | | morning. Set the breakfast table as you clear the |
| year ever. Use these ideas to prepare your home and | | | | dinner dishes. Lay out children's clothing the night |
| family for the busy days ahead. | | | | before. Multi-child households may need a bathroom |
| 1. Get A Calendar. | | | | schedule so that everyone gets equal time before the |
| The school term brings events such as school | | | | mirror. |
| functions, scout meetings, sports games and music | | | | 4. Plan Ahead. |
| lessons. Nothing calms school year chaos like a | | | | A new school year quickens the tempo of family life. |
| Calendar. Place the calendar in a central location in | | | | Between sports activities, music lessons, church |
| your home, like the kitchen fridge. This way at a | | | | programs and volunteer commitments, life can be |
| glance, you can see what your week ahead looks like | | | | pretty hectic. |
| and can plan around it. | | | | Get organized! Try sitting down on a Sunday evening |
| 2. Ease Into Early Mornings. | | | | for half an hour and plan your family meals for the |
| Ease your children back into routine. Begin getting up | | | | week. That way you know what you are shopping for |
| earlier 2 weeks before school restarts. Plan meal | | | | when you go grocery shopping. Try a session of |
| times around the school times, that way your children | | | | freezer cooking and stock the freezer with prepared |
| are easing back into school routine. | | | | meals for stress-free dinners on sports nights. |
| 3. Avoid Morning Madness. | | | | Getting back to school can be hectic, but by trying |
| How are school mornings in your home? Crazed and | | | | these simple tips, hopefully you can ease you way |
| chaotic, or calm and cheerful? Plan ahead to send | | | | back into the school routine again. |
| your schoolchildren out the door in a happy, peaceful | | | | |