Stepping into Summer with Intention

​Exams and tests are done, and our children are just about ready to pack away their supplies until next year. Or… in the case of many of us, the supplies have been so ‘well used,’ that we are beginning to think of our ‘back to school budget!’

Summer is a great time for our children to relax, but it is also a time where we can have learning loss, escalated behavioral challenges and other things most parents would like to avoid. Stepping into summer with intention can help create stability, lower learning loss and of course, ensure you have fun!

What do you want the summer holidays to look like for your children? This goes beyond camp registrations, or flight bookings, and gets to a deeper level of what do you want your child to accomplish daily.

Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing some summer learning tips, but for today, I thought I’d get you going on my top 5 Summer Tips.

1. Play! Your children have been longing for time to play and relax. Structured activities are great, but also remember to allow your children unstructured play time to explore.
2. Read. Whether you are reading to them, or they are at the stage that they are reading independently, make reading part of your daily routine.
3. Visit. Whether visiting family members, a new beach, or other countries, look for opportunities to explore and create new experiences.
4. Talk. Look for opportunities to have conversation. Whether your child is a toddler or a teenager, conversation expands vocabulary and expands the mind.
5. Create. There are lot of mediums that your children can use to create. Paper and crayons are an easily accessible one, but don’t forget about blocks, logo, playdough, paint, glue, scissors, and trash to treasure items like shoe boxes, egg cartons and fancy packaging. The summer is a great time to allow them to get lost in their creations.

Stay tuned for more!