4 Tips That Will Support Both Student and Parents
Parents! Can you believe it’s almost (for some of you it’s already) back to school time?! ✏️
Prepping for school usually includes shopping for supplies, a new backpack, and maybe something special to wear on that first day of school. 𝘉𝘜𝘛, it should also include tools for navigating the stress, anxiety, and nerves that come with the transition into the school year.
𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝟒 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥!👇
1️⃣. 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦 – Establishing structure and routine is an essential part of back-to-school preparation. Talk about a morning routine, after school routine, etc.
2️⃣. 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘞𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘜𝘱 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳 – A week before school starts, have all of your kids use their alarms and begin to wake up when they’ll be getting up during the school year.
3️⃣. 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 – During preparation for the school year, preferably an hour before bed, let them read a book, comic, or magazine. What they do in quiet time is not important, as long as no electronics are present!
4️⃣. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 – One of the most important back to school tips for parents: Talk to your kids! An ongoing, meaningful connection between kids and parents is one of the most powerful factors in supporting mental and physical health. Let your kids open up about what they’re thinking and feeling.
Are you ready for school to start?! Share any other tips in the comments! ⬇️
No More “Fight or Flight” Parenting
Parents…it’s time to communicate. 𝐍𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 “𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭” 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. 🚫 Effective communication is when the person sending a message makes it clear and easy to understand, and the person receiving understands the message as the sender intended. In the real world, especially in…
Read More
The Golden Rule of Parenting
✨ The Golden Rule of Parenting is: Do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you. ✨ 🔹 Easier said than done, right? Who else remembers being a kid or even a young adult pre-children and thinking, “𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭…
Read More
Some Effective Discipline Strategies For Teens
Parents, I know a lot of us can relate to this video. 👀🤣 Not everyone agrees with spanking their children, for good reason, but we know it could’ve taken place in our homes growing up – and there’s a chance we also adopted these…
Read More
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Sending a huge 𝘛𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘒 𝘠𝘖𝘜 to the Bcbs Michigan (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan) Foundation, for their 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 $𝟏𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎! 👏🎉 Funding supports the launch of the 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤-𝐋𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦, which aims to engage African American students, parents,…
Read More
Dillon Alexander Cathro – Live
Wellness Wednesdays – Mental Health Awareness Training | Facilitated by Caleb’s Kids
Read More
“I Need to Talk to You”
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐓𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 💡 Have their attention before you speak. If you are too busy to stop what you are doing to speak to them, and end up just yelling from the next room – it is likely that…
Read More
4 Tips That Will Support Both Students And Parents As Our Children Return To School!
Parents! Did you see Mr. Ron’s tips for getting ready to go back-to-school? 🤔 If not, here are those tips again – you never know who’s going to need them! 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝟒 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧…
Read More
The Skillman Foundation
The Yunion would like to shoutout and thank the The Skillman Foundation for a 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 to support The Cave of Adullam! 🎉 This transformational training academy is for the young men of the Metro Detroit area. 💪 After joining this program,…
Read More
Wellness Wednesdays – Trauma-Informed Parent Training | Facilitated by Dinah Beasley
“Is Back-To- School Traumatic?”
Read More
Is Back-to-School Traumatic?
Parents, 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝗪𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 #WellnessWednesday! 🌱 This week, we’ll be addressing “Is Back-to-School Traumatic?” with Dr. Shantalea Johns, Ed.D., LMSW. Think you or your family would be interested? Click the link in the bio to register for the live 𝘍𝘙𝘌𝘌…
Read More
The Jacob Family Foundation!
The Yunion would like to give a 𝘏𝘜𝘎𝘌 thank you to The Jamie and Denise Jacob Family Foundation for their 𝘎𝘌𝘕𝘌𝘙𝘖𝘜𝘚 𝐭𝐰𝐨-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 $𝟏𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 for our Keys 2 Life Performing Arts Program! 🎉 The resources provided by The Jacob Family Foundation will allow us…
Read More
Today’s Tip
Parents, if we are being honest with ourselves, we can’t control our children. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. When we try to control our kids, we take away their autonomy. When they are away…
Read More
Just Be A real One
“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘚𝘰 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘯𝘦.” 🔹Parents, you don’t have to be perfect. Your child just needs you to be honest and authentic. As parents, it’s ok to give ourselves the green light to make…
Read More
Battle Cry
The Yunion had the 𝘈𝘞𝘌𝘚𝘖𝘔𝘌 opportunity to partner with @thelawnacademy for a book gathering! 🙌 Our CEO and Founder @mrjasonwilson was humbled and honored to speak to a group of The Lawn Academy’s students to discuss his book, 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘺. As you can…
Read More
Our Top 4 Different Factors That Can Affect Your Child’s Self-Esteem
Parents, when our children feel confident and secure, they’re more likely to succeed in life and achieve their goals. More importantly, having a positive self-image helps a child feel happy! 🙌 There are many different factors that can affect your child’s self-esteem, but here…
Read MoreBlog Categories
SEARCH THIS BLOG: