Spring Break

How did it already get to be Spring Break?  The children are excited and some of them are acting out because they don't want to spend a week at home.  A week at home means no schedule, no regular meal times and maybe no attention.  It can be really hard for these little ones to readjust to home life.  Children want and need a routine and schedule.  It doesn't have to be a "to the minute" schedule.  However, it does need to let them know what's happening next.  That takes time and energy to set up.  Some of our parents work two and three jobs and still qualify for free lunch.  Others don't work at all but don't have any idea of how to set and keep a schedule, for themselves or for their children.  We have all kinds of kids and parents. The one thing I know is that, whatever the situation, these parents, grandparents, guardians, etc are doing the best they can with the tools they have.  Children don't come with instructions.  We tend to do what we were taught.  Most of us were taught by example.  Some are good examples and some are not, but all of them are doing their best.

I hope you have a safe and restful Spring Break.  I hope that this time restores your inner peace and helps you to deal with the rest of the year.  It's going quickly.