It wasn’t too long ago that I had one son in high school, one in primary school, two in another primary school, and my youngest in preschool. Complicating matters, all four schools were in different towns!
Here are my top tips in case you find yourself in a similar situation.
Kids at different schools? 9 tips to make it easier
Enable independence
Make yourself as redundant as possible.
In our house, this means equipping the older boys with bus passes and inexpensive phones. They also get Band-aids, ibuprofen, umbrellas, and just enough cash to cover the unexpected raffles or bake sales that crop up like weeds every season.
The younger boys keep spare hats, rain ponchos, and “emergency” muesli bars at the bottom of their bags.
Encourage personal responsibility
If one of my children forgets his backpack, I’ll do an extra trip to deliver it; however, missing hats are… Read the rest