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Is it me, or was that the fastest summer break on record?  How did your summer go?  Did you get away or were you able to laze around in your backyard?   Don't worry if you fell behind on your cleaning, jump right back into it and in no time you'll be ready to go.

In the meantime, it's time to concentrate on helping our children do their best.

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S.O.S. Tips

Help Your Child(ren) Get Ready for School

1. Get your child involved in the process of organizing and cleaning his room. Be patient, it isn't going to be perfect and it doesn't need to be.
2. Help your child throw out the garbage in his room. Donate useable items to a favourite charity. Toss the pizza boxes, torn or stained clothes, broken CD's and toys. These items are not fixable.
3. Designate a study area in her room or in the corner of the living room or kitchen. Some kids like to be surrounded with family and noise, others prefer solitude and quiet.
4. Regardless of the area you and your child choose make sure that your child has a proper desk, chair and good lighting.
5. Enter all appointments, for the whole family, on a big erasable calendar mounted on the wall. Color code each family member's activities with their favourite colour.
6. Beside the calendar have the phone numbers of your extended family, friends, school, doctor and, of course, your kid's friends.
7. Ask your child to try on his or her clothes, remember kids grow over the summer. There is no point in keeping the clothes that don't fit.
8. Use a cork board to pin those special events you are planning to attend. It is a great place for kids to pin their activities, sport events and birthday invitations. Remember, our kids and grandkids usually have a busier social calendar than we do!
9. Beautiful sea grass baskets or plastic containers are the perfect place to store videos, books and items that have to be returned.
10. Wooden pegs are a must for small hands and fingers. They are big and round and make it easy for kids to hang their backpacks, jackets etc.
11. A functional, attractive bench is great to store shoes and sports equipment.
12. On those West Coast rainy days a plastic tray is perfect to hold your child's muddy boots or sharp skates.
13. For younger children, use open shelving and containers instead of toy boxes to store toys. They will have a better view and easy access to their belongings.
14. Lower the rods or use a tension rod in your child's room to hang his clothes on his level. In order to easily teach your child to hang her clothes, buy her child size hangers.
15. Make sure that your child has a laundry hamper and a garbage can in his room. Write down a laundry schedule and let your child know when garbage day is.

Once your child's room is organized it will take only 3-5 min each day to tidy up. Remember, if you want your child to be organized and tidy, you need to set an example and be organized yourself. Unfortunately kids do what we do, not what we say.

We wish you the best in keeping your family organized and happy this school year.

Ranka & Miki

Sell:
Uniquely Green in Langley 604.530.6765
Donate:
Developmental Disability Association 604.273.4332
Junk Removal:
Alex 778.918.5865

S.O.S. Guide to Organize and Clean Your Home  is available, a perfect gift for any occasion; it is available in both hard copy and as a digital download.

Our mother daughter team is highly skilled and dedicated to solving all of your organizing dilemmas. We will help you to increase efficiency and productivity in your home or office. Meeting with us is free. We will outline your organizing needs and challenges, where you can start and give you an exact quote.

This applies to all aspects of life: Information is Education

The cute and charming boy on every S.O.S. product is the youngest member of our family, my Great-Grandson, Luka Joseph Burzan, he's one year old.

Have a wonderful week!

Ranka Burzan
Professional Organizer, Speaker & Author

604.538.3240
info@SolutionsOrganizing.com

www.SolutionsOrganizing.com