printable daily schedule for afterschool

When your days are predictable kids are calmer, feel safer, and have better behavior.

I like to use charts that I put on the refrigerator so we can easily see what needs to be done and when. This can be as simple as sitting down with your kids and writing out a daily schedule. This will help them (and you) adjust to the early mornings. Set the alarm for 30 minutes earlier each day until you reach the desired wake-up time. If your kids are used to sleeping in, start gradually a week or two before school starts. But I know for some families, getting up early is a challenge. My kids are used to getting up early so this hasn’t been an issue for us. I know it’s tempting to let them sleep in as long as possible but try to stick to a regular wake-up time. This gives them plenty of time to sleep and also get up and get ready for school. My kids are going to bed at 8:30 in the evening and they wake up at 6:30 in the morning to get ready for school. Kids need at least 10 hours of sleep at night. However, if there’s one thing I know how to do – it’s schedules. Getting back into a school routine and helping kids transition back to a normal school schedule after having the summer off can be challenging. The three youngest kids are Jessica, Jaala, and Jared and we have them in our local Independent School system. Jenna, the 15 year old, is going to a private church academy this year and we’re all excited for her to have this opportunity. The oldest boy who is no longer with us is 16.

The four kids are currently ages: 15, 12, 10, and 8.

And while I homeschooled my own kids for 23 years, with all of the other challenges we’ve been dealing with, we decided that homeschooling wasn’t the best option at this point. This year is the kids’ second year in public school – they were previously homeschooled. All of the kids have had trauma and they each have challenging behavior issues but so far we’re hanging in there. We started out with all five of her kids last summer, but only have four now because of the oldest’s behavioral issues. I haven’t talked about it a whole lot, but my husband and I have had custody of my step-daughter’s children for the last year.

Printable daily schedule for afterschool