Top 5 Good and Bad Reasons to School Starting
I’m just 3 days into the school year for 1 child and a week away from another one starting. I both want and dread the beginning of school. I know these are obvious right?
Reasons I love school starting:
1. Back on schedule. Routine is the name of the game for us, really. My son (and if I’m honest, me) really thrives on a routine.
2. Dinner is at roughly the same time. Again, with the routine. We eat in more and save money and just are happier when we eat dinner at home.
3. Friends. The kids have more friends during the school year. Summers usually mean some isolation for my kids, more so for my son.
4. Free time. Of course summers are strange because we’re off routine but it seems because of that I take less time for myself. There’s just less free time for me. And I like free time.
5. Learning. The summers tend to bring on a little stalling on the learning. This summer we really tried to keep up – we kept a tutor randomly throughout the summer, we worked on touch typing and both the kids worked on a math review book.
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Reasons I don’t love school starting:
1. Sleep. I know the routine is great, but dang, we all get a lot less sleep.
2. Random Fun. I’m going to miss going out to breakfast dinner at 9pm or taking them to the pool at a whim.
3. Homework. I don’t know about you, but I am not a fan of standing over either of my kids during homework time.
4. Anxiety. I am also not a fan of increased anxiety in my son. It’s hard to manage his mental health during the year and that raises my anxiety.
5. School activities. I am fine with helping the schools and attending school functions, but honestly, it gets tiring. I’m sorry, it just is.
Seriously? Love or hate school being back in session?
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.
Hate school. We are off for three more weeks. Hate fighting with them to make sure both my kids get what they need. Hate the new format of teachers moving room to room which is going to suck for a kid with transition issues, Hate the endless evaluations we have this month so that my son gets his TSS back when school starts, Hate it took till May for my son to adjust, hate my younger son sits alone in lunchroom due to budget cuts. My stomach is sick.
The only thing school brings is a little time for me to exercise daily and work. Sigh
My daughter Sophie LOVES school. She, like your kids, thrives on routine. She’s still in preschool, and at an excellent school designed to meet her needs. She is a VERY social being & loves going to see her friends every day. She rides the bus to school & it’s a little slice of independence that she doesn’t get otherwise. Sadly, even in summertime, we don’t get any sleep- she’s a professional early riser. We don’t go back until Sept 3, but we’re looking forward to it- and that little bit of mama time? That’s great, too.
Not looking forward to it. Daughter is in a year round DTC which ends its Summer session next week.. then one week off before the Fall session starts… and to make matters even more stressful, she begins her transition from the DTC to the general High School this Fall… three big stressors within a 10 day period – and she doesn’t do well with stress or transitions.