Creating Healthy Organization Habits For The School Year
Back-to-school season is an essential time to catch up on home organization! I like to prepare by shifting areas in my home that have been targeted towards summer fun and vacation into functional, school prep, and storage areas.
The key to decreasing stress around this transition is to plan and communicate - plan how you will shift into the school year, and communicate with your family how they can help!
Join me as I share my top three tips for creating healthy organization habits for the school year.
1) Create A Checklist
Creating healthy organization habits starts with making a plan. When creating a plan, I like to begin with a writing down my thoughts and forming a to-do list. This helps me get all my wants + needs organized on paper and begin to pick out priority, must complete items and tasks. With the school year quickly approaching, a focused list helps me avoid overwhelm.
Remember - you don’t have to do all these things at once! Part of planning is giving yourself enough time to thoughtfully complete each task.
Want to see what made the cut for my essential back to school home organization checklist?
2) Follow Daily Routines
Now is a great time to remind your kids about routines and reestablish any that have been forgotten. From bedtime routines to daily chores, completing the same tasks everyday helps our children build confidence and learn life skills. Begin to reinforce school-year routines a week or two prior to school beginning to prepare your children (and yourself!) mentally and physically for the upcoming school year.
Pro-tip: struggling to organize and maintain routines? Try a visual tool or a chore chart to remind yourself and your kids what needs to be accomplished each day in order to stay organized during the school week.
Read more on setting up routines for your kids!
3) Create a Incoming + Outgoing Station
It is difficult to expect our children to stay organized if they don’t have a system set up where they can put their things. I like to create designated (labeled!) spot in our drop zone for each of their backpacks, lunchboxes, and school paperwork.
Each day when we come in the door, we drop off all our things into this ‘incoming’ area - creating a healthy organization habit that keeps clutter contained and helps us easily find everything the next morning!
An incoming area can also include spots for packages and mail. An outgoing area can contain items to be returned, paperwork to bring back to school, or grab bags for after-school activities.
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