How To Beat The Back To School Blues — For Pupils And Pets

HOW TO BEAT THE BACK TO SCHOOL BLUES

The last sum­mer long week­end is end­ing, sum­mer fairs have closed down, back to school sales are in the air. Say­ing good­bye to sum­mer is one of the most dif­fi­cult things to do.  Remem­ber­ing the last night of vaca­tion stills leaves us with cer­tain uneasy mem­o­ries. It’s no dif­fer­ent for our kids. Here are some help­ful hints to chase away the back-to-school blues.

1.   Relax and Prac­tice the first day of school rou­tine: Get­ting into a sleep rou­tine before the first week of school —  Orga­niz­ing every­thing you need for the first day, books, binders and back­packs, oh my. —  Pack a healthy lunch and a cou­ple of treats. Great for mak­ing friends in the lunch room!

2. Get to know your neigh­bour­hood: Take a walk around the block and get to know the neigh­bour­hood. — Meet new neigh­bours and kids and check out the route to school is with­in walk­ing dis­tance. Hope in the cart with your child and dri­ve the route to become famil­iar­ized.

3. Talk to your child: Talk­ing it out will min­i­mize any of your or your child’s anx­i­ety about the new school year.

4. Get involved in the school: Par­tic­i­pat­ing in your child’s school will give you insight into it func­tion­ing and may have a calm­ing effect for your child and ask for help:

 EASE A DOG’S BACK-TO-SCHOOL BLUES

The end of dog days of sum­mer is no eas­i­er on our pets. After hav­ing us are 24/7, it’s back to the work­day rou­tine. To help ensure your pet does­n’t go through the pet blues, try these help­ful tips.

— Prac­tice any changes to your dai­ly rou­tine before school starts.

- Make your depar­ture a hap­py time with toys and treats.

- Cre­ate a safe place in the house for your pet.

- Keep the radio on for com­pa­ny.

- Greet your dog in the nor­mal way you come home.

- Keep your home­work to your­self. “My dog ate it” doesn’t work with iCloud any­more.

If your pet con­tin­ues to be anx­ious, con­tact your local vet­eri­nar­i­an.

From every­one here are PROTECTION PLUS ® Good luck with school and with Rover.