While kids long for the freedom of summer, it doesn’t always bring about the same feelings for parents. Don’t get me wrong, I love the extra time I get with the kids, mid week movie nights, cuddling in bed in the morning and not having to make school lunches, but, Juggling children, carpooling to camp and doing household chores with little ones under foot can be overwhelming and lead to a chaotic couple of months.
Below are some great tips to help you manage summer chaos, and enjoy the sunshine as much as possible!
- Encourage your children to get off their phones and get outside! In the summer your kids have no excuse but to run around in the backyard and burn off excess energy. Use this time to get to that huge pile of dishes or laundry that has been piling up. To clean all those dirty clothes and remove the grass stains your kids drag in, why not use Arm & Hammer™ Plus OxiClean™ Cold Water Power Paks, an inexpensive and reliable product that will leave your kids clothes looking as good as new.
- Stay healthy! Between soccer practice, summer camp and swim lessons summer often means eating quick on-the-go meals. Take L’il Critters™ Gummy Vites™, a complete multivitamin that any kid will love, to ensure your children are getting all of their essential nutrients!
- Keep a routine! Ensure you and your children keep a routine during the summer months even if you’ve turned off the alarm clock. Sleeping in and staying up late are great, but will lead to unproductive days. Getting your children excited about boring tasks, like brushing their teeth and completing household chores, will help your children keep a routine during the summer. Arm & Hammer Kid’s Spinbrush and Orajel Flouride and Flouride-Free Toothpastes that tastes great and comes in popular Kids characters such as My Little Pony, Mario, Spiderman and new PAW Patrol to get them brushing all summer long because mom knows when brushing is fun, it gets done.
- Get the kids to help with some chores! Having an extra set of hands around the house during the summer can be helpful. Talk with your kids and see what type of chores they can help with – emptying the dishwasher and setting the table are easy tasks that can give you back a few minutes of your day. Having kids fold the laundry is also a great help, and you can trust what they are folding will receive a better overall clean with OxiClean™ Versatile Stain Remover Powder – which boosts your detergent power to get out even the toughest stains.
What are your biggest tips for managing summer chaos?
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I totally agreed with all your tips get out enjoy the weather run around,it makes them sleep better
Summer is so chaotic for us, we a restating very active and limiting screen time a lot this summer
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Some great tips. We spend all the time we can outside during the summer since we don’t get out much in the winter.
I definitely try hard to maintain a routine in the summer and it helps.
This is our first summer full of camps and I think the routine part is really important. We did a variety of them this year and I think next year we’ll look for more 2-week long camps, or sign up for the same camp 2 weeks in a row. Switching every week was hard.
Great tips. My one and only tip is to let things go occasionally and not sweat the small stuff… Summers are meant to be free and sometimes a little chaos is good for everyone including the kids. LOL!
Good tips for those with children and the long summer vacation.
Summers can be a handful if you are not prepared,with preteens you really need a plan !