Time for a Reset!

Written By Annie Belott, M.Ed
 
 

As winter breaks are over and we’re getting into our back-to-school routines, it’s the perfect time to evaluate, adjust and/or create your family’s routine in order to get back on track. It’s time for a reset! 

  • Start the conversation with your family unit about the logistics of the winter/spring schedule.

    • School’s bell schedule, bus/drop-off logistics, morning wake-up alarms, days/times for extracurricular/sports, after-school homework time

  • Formalize it! Write out a schedule with the ideas that everyone discussed together

    • Wake up at 7:30am, breakfast by 8am, bus pick-up at 8:15am, homework time 4-5pm, dinner 5-6pm, sports 6-7pm, etc.

    • Capture the schedule in a checklist format or use pictures to illustrate each step

    • Hang the schedule in a central location (i.e. fridge, front door) so everyone can refer to it

  • Discuss expectations surrounding the routine and the importance of each family member doing their best to follow along

  • Talk through any challenges that may occur with the schedule and solutions for how those challenges will be handled

    • i.e. What happens if the bus is delayed for after-school drop-off which may impact the time in which homework is started 

  • Routinely review the family schedule and adjust if needed. Be patient with yourselves!

    • Certain steps or times may need to be shifted to ensure that the routine actually works for your family and it is helping create more consistency in everyone’s busy lives

Need more support for your family? Check out our groups, coaching options, and parent forums!

Annie Belott, M.Ed

With over nine years of experience working in academia, including university settings, Annie has worked with various student populations including individuals with disabilities, first-generation students, and student-athletes. She focuses on strategies to improve upon time management, procrastination, test anxiety, self-testing, learning styles, etc.

From 2016 to 2020, Annie worked as a Learning Skills Specialist at Georgetown University. Here she oversaw the implementation of academic support services to all students on campus, specifically individual consultations with students seeking assistance with their study habits, tutoring for foreign languages, and study skills workshops/webinars.

Annie has worked for Life Solved since the Fall of 2017 and recently transitioned to a full-time position with the company. She continues to work with students from middle school through the collegiate level to improve upon their organizational systems, test-taking and self-testing strategies, and help students create effective study schedules to make workloads manageable.

Annie has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Salisbury University and a Master’s degree in Multicultural Special Education from the University of Texas at Austin.

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