Back to School
b'Back to school: while some psychologists say we parents must \\u201cmaintain a positive attitude about summer ending,\\u201d we say the end of summer sucks for all concerned and we might as well admit it.\\nDo you try to impose some order on the countdown to school in your house? Or do you just run hard until the night before and take the pain all at once? As the first back-to-school photos creep into our Facebook feeds, these are the questions we are here to answer.\\nIn this episode we discuss:\\n\\nback-to-school shopping\\n\\nthe batching of unpleasantness (haircuts, dentist appointments) into those last precious moments of freedom\\n\\nall the summer reading and math sheets our kids haven\\u2019t done yet\\n\\nhow we really better start moving bedtime a little earlier now\\n\\nand the one great upside: the return of \\u201cMom office hours\\u201d\\n\\nHere are links to resources discussed in this episode:\\n\\nMeghan Leahy for The Washington Post: 4 Ways to Ease the Back-to-School Transition\\xa0\\n\\n\\nBethany Hardy for PBS.org: Back to School: Transitioning Your Family From Summer to School\\n\\n\\nHow are you managing the back-to-school transition? Join us on our Facebook page and show us your happy (or not so much) back-to-schoolers!\\nWe\\u2019re proud to be sponsored by SmartyPants Vitamins. SmartyPants makes a 1-for-1 nutrient grant to Vitamin Angels , which helps expectant mothers and children around the world get the life-changing nutrients they need.\\nThat means that every bottle of SmartyPants you buy improves your children\\u2019s health\\u2013 and the health of children around the world. And SmartyPants has just passed the four million mark: 4.2 million women and children helped! Find out more here.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'