6 tips for helping relocated families prepare for the school year
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MAKING SURE THEKIDS FEEL
COMFORTABLEIN THEIR NEW
SCHOOL IS CRITICALTO ENSURING THE
SUPPORT ANDBACKING OF THE
EMPLOYEE’S FAMILY
SO, HERE ARE 6 TIPSTO HELP RECENTLY
RELOCATEDFAMILIES WITH KIDS
OF ALL AGES GETOFF ON THE RIGHT
FOOT FOR THEUPCOMING SCHOOL
YEAR
LIST EVERYONE’S SCHEDULEFOR THE WEEK (OR EVEN THEMONTH),
LIST IMPORTANT CONTACTINFORMATION, AND
TRY COLOR-CODING FOR EACHFAMILY MEMBER
WHILE THEEMPLOYEE
WILL BESTARTING A
NEWSCHEDULEAT WORK,
THE SPOUSEAND
CHILDRENWILL HAVETHEIR OWN
NEWROUTINES TOGET USED TO
AS WELL.
THE WEEKEND BEFORE THEFIRST SCHOOL DAY,
DO SOME MEAL PREPPINGAND STOCK THE
REFRIGERATOR WITHSCHOOL-FRIENDLY FOODS
HAVE THE KIDSJOIN IN ONGROCERY
SHOPPING ANDSTOCKING OFTHE FRIDGE.IT WILL GIVE
THEM A SENSEOF CONTROL IN
THEIR NEWSURROUNDINGS.
IT’S ALWAYS A GOODIDEA FOR PARENTS AND
THE KIDS TO KNOWHOW TO GET FROM
POINT A TO B WITHOUTANY OUTSIDE HELP,
SHOULD ANYEMERGENCIES OCCUR
FOR AN EVENSTRONGER CHANCEOF SETTLING IN AT A
NEW SCHOOL,THINK BEYONDJUST GETTING
THROUGH THE FIRSTWEEKS...
A SPORT IN WHICH TO PARTICIPATE,
GRADES THEY WANT TO ACHIEVE,OR ACTIVITIES THEY’D LIKE TO DOOUTSIDE OF SCHOOL WITH NEWFRIENDS...
SETTING GOALSPLACES A POSITIVE SPIN
ON A NEW SITUATION ANDWILL GIVE EVERYONESOMETHING TO LOOKFORWARD TO WHILE
SETTLING IN
MAKE SURE EMPLOYEESUNDERSTAND THAT—NO
MATTER HOWORGANIZED THEY FEELABOUT THEIR FAMILY
GETTING BACK INTO THESWING OF THINGS—
THERE WILL ALWAYS BETHE UNEXPECTED
THE BEST WAY TO DEALWITH THE UNEXPECTED
WHEN THE KIDS ARESTILL ADJUSTING IS TO
EXPERIENCE THEASSOCIATED FEELINGS...
SO EVERYONE CANUNDERSTAND WHAT
IS CAUSING THE MOSTDISCOMFORT TOMAKE A PLAN TO
MOVE ON AND FEELAT HOME AGAIN