Is there anything parents should do to get their children into school?

It is time to put the ease of the summer season, which is easy to travel and play, off the children. Together with the school, a new order needs to be adapted to the lives of children. There are some behaviors to consider at home and school when starting school. The child's bedtime comes first.

What should be the child's sleeping pattern?

Summer vacation is when children usually go to bed at the time they want and wake up at the time they want. During the opening period of the schools, their sleep patterns should now be seated. The most important factor for a child's health, fitness, and success at school during the day is their night's sleep. For this, a child should sleep at least 8-10 hours. Do not let them stay up too late and watch TV. For example, a child in the first grade of primary school should go to bed around 21.30-22.00 in the evening. In middle and high school, this time may be 22:30. This timing should be based on the age of the child and the time of getting up the next day.

How should the child's diet be adjusted?

Since some schools are far from home, children take shuttles very early. Parents also pick up the child five minutes before the service in the morning so that the child's sleep is not disturbed and send them to school, which is very wrong. It is very important to pick up and have breakfast at least half an hour before. The most important meal for adults and children is breakfast. The child gets the basic support of growth at breakfast. Therefore, drinking a glass of milk at breakfast is essential for its development. In addition, it is beneficial to eat a slice of bread, some cheese, and eggs, but if these cannot be eaten, milk should be drunk. Snacks and salty foods, which we call junk food, make you feel full at that moment, but it is not right to give them as breakfast because they do not have nutritional value.  In some families, there is a custom of giving honey and grape molasses to the child on an empty stomach. This is not true; it wipes out the child's appetite.
Food sold outdoors in or around the school should not be eaten in any way. In this sense, we need to warn the children. If there is a feeding time at school, they can eat something like yogurt and a slice of cake once an hour.   When you come home from school, it is necessary to have a snack in the evening and a healthy dinner with protein, carbohydrates, and fat in the evening.

What else needs to be considered in terms of children going to school?

Apart from sleep and nutrition, children's spinal health is also important.  Children usually use school bags that are hung on the back. It is quite correct because it is thought that it should not be loaded on one side and the spine should not be damaged. However, especially new school children carry unnecessary weight because they fill all the books that are not needed in the bag. It would be helpful for parents to look in their children's bags. It is useful to ensure that only the necessary materials are put in the bag, in order to prevent spinal deformities in the child.
In addition, wearing excessively thick clothes on the way to school invites sweating and illness. Likewise, very thin clothes that the child chooses may cause them to get cold and get sick. Therefore, parents should choose their children's clothes according to the season. Shoes should also be comfortable and comfortable. Another issue is the tendency of some children to keep their toilets during school hours. Children should be told that this is wrong. Because potty contraction can lead to problems such as urinary tract infections and constipation. 
When children come from school, it is not right to tell them to sit down immediately. It helps them to play a little, and to take time for themselves.

What to do about hygiene in terms of children's health?

First of all, children should get into the habit of handwashing and wash their hands when entering and leaving the toilet. Hand washing is also very important in preventing many diseases. 
In addition, since children breathe in crowded environments in classrooms, they should go to recess and take oxygen and the classroom should be ventilated. When children come home, they should wash their hands immediately, especially if they have a little brother or sister at home.