Ah, the adjustment period!

School is only a week away, and the summer schedule is proving difficult to leave behind. Gizem says Lorin has spent the break swimming during the day, playing outside until midnight and going to bed around 2 a.m. She often does not wake before noon.

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What’s the point?

The two mothers discuss the challenge of returning children to earlier bedtimes and fixed meal times. Gizem says she tried to announce a return to school-hour bedtimes the previous week but failed to follow through. This time, she plans to put Lorin to bed at 10 p.m.

They also talk about reducing screen time, restoring breakfast and other meals to normal hours, and bringing children back to school routines gradually. Gizem says she is relieved that Lorin did not spend the summer attached to a screen, while acknowledging that no one should expect a perfect routine on the first day of school.

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We are returning to school-hour bedtimes

The conversation turns to school shopping and waste. They suggest checking last year’s supplies before buying more, and using the remaining pages of spiral notebooks rather than throwing away the whole notebook. Gizem adds that her school provides everything, though the article ends before she completes her thought.

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No one should expect a perfect routine from me on the first day of school