SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE. KIDS MIGHT NOT WANT TO HEAR THIS, BUT SCHOOL VACATION IS COMING TO AN END, AND THAT MEANS GETTING BACK TO BACK TO EVERYTHING. NORMAL SCHEDULES FOR EVERYONE. THAT’S RIGHT ...

A sleep schedule and routine will help kids transition to the back to school schedule. (Photo from Norton Children's Hospital) Aug. 7, 2024 ...

Going back to school means the relaxed, lazy days of summer are about to give way to packed schedules, homework, after-school activities, and -- toughest of all -- waking the kids up early.

Psychologist Hope Bastine tells FEMAIL how getting your children's sleep routine back on track now can play an influential role in encouraging a positive back-to-school transition.

So I offer this proposal: Give yourself one tiny bit of routine normalcy during this bizarre, inconsistent, unpredictable school year and continue to pack those lunches up the night before. Meet ...

She also says without sleep or a routine, children can run into many problems in school. “If kids don’t get enough sleep, there’s a whole bunch of things that can happen, Dr. Schroeder ...

Spencer suggests “introducing a calming bedtime routine two weeks before school begins. This could include reading, puzzles, or quiet play, followed by sleep hygiene tasks.” 2.

Re-establish your child's school-year sleep routine by ensuring they’re in bed early and rises at their school-day time. The National Sleep Foundation suggests: Ages 3-5 years: 10 to 13 hours of sleep ...