Things to do for less back to school stress :
• Set up doctor appointments
• Sign up for fall sports and activities
• Clean out the freezer and stock up on fast breakfasts
• Start Meal Prepping for busy nights
• Sort through last year ’ s clothes and determine what you need to buy
• Go over the school calendar and add it to your family calendar
• Shop for School Clothes – consider waiting for Fall to buy winter clothes
• Schedule kids haircuts
• Transition to earlier bedtime
• Transition to earlier wake-up time
• Start Setting up carpools if necessary
• Create , Clean , and organize study spaces
• Create an organized drop zone for backpacks , shoes , and outerwear
• Shop for school supplies
• Make a grocery list of needed food and supplies for kids lunches
• Create a Backpack Station and a place for school papers
• Discuss school year expectations
• Wash and organize new clothes
• Talk about going back to school and any worries / excitement