{"id":5044,"date":"2017-05-24T13:51:50","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T20:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lpatucson.org\/south\/?p=5044"},"modified":"2017-05-25T10:43:37","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T17:43:37","slug":"getting-through-summer-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lpatucson.org\/south\/getting-through-summer-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Through Summer Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"

School\u2019s out, the little tykes have been on vacation for a week, and they\u2019re already bored. How are you going to make it to August? Here are some ideas on how parents and children can get through the summer and have a good time doing it just by planning fun things to do every day. It\u2019s easier than you think.<\/p>\n

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Routine<\/h3>\n

During the school year, kids are on a fairly tight schedule. Five days a week, they have to get up, eat breakfast, get dressed, go to school, come home, eat dinner, do their homework, and be in bed at a set time. Suddenly, summer comes and there\u2019s no schedule, and a lack of consistency can create emotional anxiety in kids. Like many adults, children like to know what to expect, and being on a routine<\/a> reduces life\u2019s unknowns. Create a weekday schedule and stick to it.<\/p>\n

Activities<\/h3>\n

There are lots of fun\u2014and even educational\u2014activities<\/a> parents and children can do together. If you pick one activity for each day of the week, and do it every week, it\u2019ll be August before you know it!<\/p>\n