School

Back to school! 10 ideas to celebrate

July 10, 2012
9. Straight ahead!

Build a fun school year plan together; it can be for short or long term. Insert steps, rewards (for example, every month, he will be entitled to a special activity, like going to the cinema or the restaurant), insert holidays and festivals (like Halloween, Christmas, etc.) and expected activities (short family trips, Thanksgiving’s long weekend,etc.). The goal is to show him that this year will be exciting and fun instead of endless and boring.

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