5 tips to survive the beginning of the school year

Now that we have landed in the new school year and we start again with the routine, it may be a good time to consider some educational lines that we can address this year. They go along the lines of good planning and not letting events decide for us.

1. It helps to plan well your children's activities and study. A good schedule helps to organize life. Check with them that it is a balanced schedule, in which are also included their times for sports, expansion, cultivation of skills, spiritual life, initiatives of dedication to others...  

2. Don't fill everything with extracurricular activities. Leave space for your children to play freely. This is also educational. It generates bonds with other peers, facilitates new experiences, develops their creativity. Children need free spaces to grow and mature.

3. Make a resolution as a family on how you are going to use your cell phone less. We need to reclaim our space! And this, as you know, is not just a matter for teenagers. We adults are also hooked and need some offline time. Plan it and don't leave it alone in the drawer of good intentions.

4. Propose to go on excursions as a family to interesting places, mainly in nature. I assure you that it is better than spending a weekend afternoon in a big shopping mall, there are so many beautiful places to discover! It is a bath of culture, nature, knowledge of our land... as well as a time of great quality family togetherness.

5. Dine whenever you can with your children as a family to be able to tell you (and listen) what happened to them during the day. I'm sure you learn a lot of things and it facilitates communication for the future. It should be a sacred time for everyone in the family.

As you can see, these are simple tips, but I assure you that if you put them into practice and plan them now that the school year is starting, wonderful things will happen in your family.