Can you hide you enthusiasm for back-to-school time? Probably not and that’s a good thing. With the approach of the school year, your kids might be feeling a bit anxious and your excitement at the prospect of them going back to school could actually help. It’s not just about making your day easier but about them meeting up with old friends, taking on new challenges and simply learning. Here are some other great back-to-school tips you should put into action:

Set Obtainable Goals

The hope is that every child will be a straight A student and the star of whatever activity the want to go out for. The reality is that getting those straight A’s is going to require a lot of work and sacrifice and not everyone can be the star quarterback or the lead in the musical. That doesn’t mean your kid can’t have ambitions and goals. It will just help to mix the encouragement with a healthy dose of reality. Winning isn’t as important as trying your best.

Be Prepared

If your child is going to a new school, then it will help to give them a preview of that school. There will probably be an orientation where they can check out the classrooms and meet the teachers. If not, then the school will surely be open a few days before the first day for a quick walk-through. You should also reach out to the teachers and introduce yourself and find out if there are course materials that can be obtained early on.

Be Consistent

You need to set boundaries for bedtime, wake-up and homework and you need to be consistent with them. Thanks to DVRs, any TV show or movie can be finished watching the next night. It might even be better to hold off until the weekend to watch the shows especially if it is going to cause a lot of grumbling. As for waking up in the morning, the snooze alarm is not going to be anyone’s friend.

With regard to homework, you also have to set a consistent time for your kid to finish their daily assignments. That includes Fridays even though they have the “whole weekend” to get it done. How many times did you take the weekend and end up scrambling on a Sunday night?

Get Organized

Not only do you have to get organized with everyone’s new schedule but you also have to make sure things run efficiently when it comes to lunch making and outfit wearing. If you can make lunches the night before, then you’ll be the ahead of the game. The same for picking out what the kids are going to wear to school. It will help to keep the closets clear of all the unwanted items that they’ve outgrown or wouldn’t be caught dead in! To get rid of all that stuff and the rest of your clutter, book a session with Junk King Monterey. The hauling crew from Junk King can swoop in and clear out the stuff you want to get rid of in a single session. Hiring Junk King Monterey for some decluttering time is going to go a long way towards getting the house ready for back-to-school.