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3 tips to break the routine does not affect the rest of children on vacation

One of the biggest concerns of parents in summer is to ensure that the holidays and the change of routine do not affect the rest and sleep of the children. How to get it?

In summer it's much harder to convince your children that it's time to cover up sheets and count little sheep! The summer camp, dinner outside the house during the week, village parties, strolling along the beach, traveling, sleeping in a friend's house ... are activities that children usually do only during the holidays and that usually affects their rest and the dream of your children.

It is normal, and logical, that in summer children break the schedule routine of school time and ask for a bit of freedom of schedules and it is good to give it, but how far?

Rest of children on vacation

The children will ask you to go to bed a little later, play a little more or watch TV until twelve, followed by a "I'm on vacation!", but when should we say enough to not affect the rest of the children?

It is advisable for many child psychologists and pedagogues to give them certain freedom that in winter they can not have, but always under premises and logical standards, according to the age of each child. We give you three tips that can help you that the holidays do not affect the rest of your children in summer.

A little bit of free time when the holidays start

The first weeks of holidays can be the ideal time to break the routines and habits of children, But without uncontrol. For children, vacations are also a reward and a well-deserved rest, so do not use an alarm clock and laze around in bed for a while or go to bed a little later, it can even be good for them.

But experts recommend not to break the children's internal clocks too much, so getting up at the 12 is not a good idea.

Nap time on vacation

One of the greatest pleasures of adults on vacation is la siesta. But what happens to children who do not like to nap?

Until the 5 years It seems easier to accustom children to nap, also in summer, and this should be between one and two hours.

However from that age, children associate vacations with activity, with freedom, and napping is a period of rest that bores them, that does not attract them. Older children no longer have that need to nap, but if in the morning they do a lot of activity (playing on the beach, going sightseeing, doing sports ...) it is convenient that they are able to rest for a while after eating, so that the afternoon does not get too long. With half an hour is enough!

Go back to the routine before starting school

And when the end of the holidays approaches and the return to school, it is readjust the schedules to return to the routine and that the return to school is not done uphill! Try doing it with one or two weeks in advance, and your children will be used to their schedule before starting school.

You already know our 3 tricks so that breaking the routine does not affect the rest of the children on vacation, but you will still have a question with the children on vacation, what do we do with homework on vacation?

The duties of children in summer

In our childhood era the Cuadernos Rubio or Santillana they accompanied us wherever we went on vacation, do you remember them? Surely yes! Even though not with too much joy...

And is that children also need rest, disconnect, get out of the routine. The experts have diversity of opinions in this aspect. Some people think that they should not stop doing tasks related to the school, while there are others who say that they have to disconnect to return with more enthusiasm and strength in September.

Our personal experience tells us that children in summer have to enjoy, but you can find alternative activities that educate and make them experience new emotions that, in the current educational system, they could not feel and enjoy. Have them experience it! Because to experience is also to learn.

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