Back to School at Just Children

Back to School

Back to school at Just Children is always a big deal for our little ones. Regardless of what grade your child is in, back to school is always an exciting, stressful, and sometimes overwhelming time. Catching up with friends, seeing who’s class you’re in, and discussing summer trips you took are all part of the fun. The summer winds down and fall is right around the corner. The lawnmowers are replaced at the big box stores with snow blowers and bags of rock salt. In recent years in the northeast, it seems like summer goes directly into winter with passing go. Shorts and tank tops are soon replaced with jeans and sweatshirts.

The change is fun and nerve-wracking at the same time!

Overwhelming!

There is always a bit of anxiety among kids for the back to school. Whether your child is going into first grade or is going to be a senior at the top of the heap, some things are the same. Kids often worry about their supplies, clothes, and everything in between. Who will be at my bus stop? Who will be in my homeroom? Who will be home when I get home from school? What if I don’t like the lunch they are serving at school? These are all the types of things we should be speaking to our children about, in between worrying about them ourselves.

Because of the overwhelming stuff kids do these days, we can’t just assume they know everything, and once we drop them off at school everything will be fine. Some children have anxiety about foods, and lunch may be a large source of anxiety and panic. Some children worry about being on the school bus for the first time. I remember being a senior and worrying if I’d have a place to park my car at school! As they say, as children get older, the problems don’t go away, they just change.

Listen to Your Children

In the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives with worrying about dinner for the week and bills that need to be paid, it’s important to talk to our children. It’s important to find out if there is anything they are worried about with back to school, and if they need help with anything rather than assume all is well. Maybe something as simple as going over the lunch schedule with their child to show them all the foods they like can relieve anxiety. Maybe updating their computer with newer software can make them less worried about their AP class that may seem overwhelming.

Despite the corporations on TV wanting us to believe that back to school is about the newest fashions and iPads, it’s a lot more than that. Before we know it, they’ll be graduating from school, and we’ll wonder where the time went. It’s only then that we’ll actually miss back to school panic time!

Back to School at Just Children

We always try to make back to school at Just Children as painless as possible for the children. We move them into the next classroom in spurts to get them used to the new classroom, teachers, and children. Even though they are very young, they are very sensitive to the new changes around them. Kids like what they know, and this is new and consequently can be overwhelming for some. Stop by any time at any Just Children location, no appointment needed. We will show you the care and attention we put into back to school down to the smallest detail. With locations in Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Philadelphia, and Burlington, there is a Just Children Child Care Center near you. Call or stop in today!