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Easiest Way to Get Ready for Back to School
August 04, 2025

Easiest Way to Get Ready for Back to School

Hi!,

Summer is almost over. Students in the southern part of US and our friends in Ohio will start school in the middle of summer.

Parents, back to school means schedule change. It could be a challenge to you. But it is for sure for your kid(s).

So, we are going to explore a couple tips to make your life easier for getting ready for back to school.

Wish you all a Happy Labor Day and another Awesome School Year!



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Bed Time

Kids tend to sleep late and wake up late during the long holiday or school break. But summer most likely is the worst, given for such a long duration. Believe me, we struggle every time when my son gets back to school after a long school break.

After a while, I am so tired of this kind of struggle. So, we start to do a 2-week pre-back-to-school prep.

Here is what we do: Starting from 2 weeks before the first day of school, we will have our son go to bed 15 minutes earlier than his summer bed time.

In the morning, we also wake him up 15 minutes earlier than his late summer wake-up time.

So, 15 minutes earlier at night plus 15 minutes earlier in the morning, each day is a 30-minute adjustment.

For instance, summer vacation bed time is 12am. We make it 15 minutes earlier each night. It starts from 11:45, 11:30, 11:15 and so forth. Also, summer wake up time in the morning is 10am. We make it 15 minutes earlier each morning. It starts from 9:45, 9:30 and 9:15, etc. Eventually, it will get close to the desired school schedule.

If bed time and wake up time are extreme as 2am and 11am respectively, you may need to consider of re-adjusting the time more than 2 weeks before school starts.

Meal Prep

Your weekend may be too busy to devote in meal prep. So, about a week before school starts, you will increase the volume of your dinner and purposefully safe some leftover before serving. By the time school officially starts, you will have a week worth of leftover.

In short, double, triple or quadruple your dinner amount. Save the leftover for lunch. Or invest your downtime during the weekend to do the meal prep.



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Leftovers in Chinese Culture

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Let's wrap up this month with this Bible verse.

“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” – Isaiah 30:21



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