Tips Help Kids Transition From Summertime To School Time

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has tips on common school-related issues to help ease the transition from summertime to school time.

From tips to get back into an appropriate sleep schedule to understanding bullying and how to handle it, parents can feel better prepared to send their child back to school with these back-to-school tips from experts at Children’s.

Parents and teachers can visit choa.org/backtoschool to educate themselves and their children on ways to make going back to school easier and healthier. The tips include:

• Pack Smart- Backpacks are a handy way for your child to carry his books and other school materials, but if used incorrectly can put strain on his back muscles and joints causing lower back pain and injury.
• Breathe Easy- Asthma is one of the most common chronic illnesses in children and accounts for more than half a million missed school days annually. Creating an asthma action plan with your physician to help your child better manage his asthma.
• Fuel for School- Fuel your family with food throughout the school year with these nutrition tips that help kids grow strong from the inside out.
• Sleep Savvy- During the summer, many children and teens stay up later and sleep in longer than during the school year. This shift often makes returning to an early schedule difficult. Getting enough sleep is important and Children’s has tips to get kids back on track.
• Keep Bullies at Bay- Bullying is a pattern of unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children where one child uses control over another. Learn common bullying behaviors and how your child should deal with a bully.

For more detailed information about Children’s Back-to-School tips, please click on the links above.