Our Best Advice for Finding Simplicity & Ease This School Year
Find some breathing room during the back-to-school transition and discover the support and tools you need to help your family navigate the ups and downs of a new academic year.
For kids across the country, back-to-school season comes with its fair share of expectations and promise. There are shiny new school supplies, unfamiliar classrooms, and fresh opportunities aplenty. Our children’s excitement for their new academic adventures and the sweet reunions with classmates is palpable and pure.
But for parents, the start of September often means resuming roles we’re not always thrilled by (see: lunch-packer, homework-enforcer, general stress-er). Gone are those luxuriously slow summer days—replaced now by copious forms and after school schedules so full and complicated they may as well be jigsaw puzzles.
In short, keeping your cool as a parent during the back-to-school transition can be tough… if you don’t plan for it. That’s why we’ve created this guide for streamlining and simplifying your days this fall. Think of this as an invitation to embrace that childlike excitement for the season—all by setting up smart systems and routines that serve you and your family. Let’s get started!
Streamline Your Family’s Routines
Take a cue from mothers across the country who have found small, (sometimes silly!), and meaningful ways to revolutionize the tired old school morning routine.
We’ve compiled the best advice from time management pros on designing a daily routine for at-home moms—one that makes time for all the sundry stuff, as well as things like rest and creativity that often fall off our to-do lists.
These real-life tips and schedule tricks from at-home parents are meant to simplify your days and give you time back to spend as you please.
Find Tools & Resources to Support You
Ten apps that contribute meaningfully to our home life and offer simplicity, ease, and time enough to enjoy this stage of parenthood.
Six thoughtful, empowering books show us the way to simpler, more ease-filled days for the whole family.
A new school year isn’t just a fresh start for kids. It can be an ideal time for moms to prioritize their needs and start healthy new habits, too.
Navigate Sick Days & Disruptions
The sick parent’s guide to handling childcare during cold and flu season.
Nine mothers share real-life advice for getting work done when your kids come home sick from school or daycare.
“This isn’t to say that kids can’t be disruptive or even annoying. But if we shift the lens to reveal they are the job, they are the ultimate priority we get to enjoy in this life, then everything else is interrupting that experience instead.”