让你的孩子为新学年做好准备

让你的孩子为新学年做好准备

By the end of summer, most parents become starry-eyed about the school year. The romance with open-ended days has long faded, replaced by a near crushing despire .

到了夏天结束的时候，大多数家长对学年都感到非常乐观。那种无休止的浪漫的日子早已褪色，取而代之的是近乎崩溃的绝望。

These days, there's a lot of focus on the need for dads to take on some tutoring job that makes so many moms so very tired.

如今，很多人都在关注爸爸们是否需要承担一些让很多妈妈感到非常疲惫的作业辅导工作。

Preschool

学前班

Parents can begin good organization habits with preschool-age children, said Elana Spira, Ph.D., co-author of "The Organized Child" and clinical assistant professor in the department of child and adolescent psychiatry at NYU Langone.

《有组织的孩子》一书的作者之一、纽约大学朗格尼分校儿童与青少年精神病学临床助理教授埃拉娜·斯皮拉博士说，父母可以从学龄前开始对儿童培养良好的组织习惯。

She recommends asking them to do small, simple actions on a regular basis. Maybe they unpack their backpacks and bring their lunch bag to the kitchen, or take their shoes off at the door and put them in a nearby closet. These won't save parents tons of time, but they will help instill good habits.

她建议让他们定期做一些小而简单的事情。也许他们会打开背包，把午餐袋带到厨房，或者在门口脱下鞋子，放在附近的壁橱里。这些不会节省父母大量的时间，但它们会帮助灌输良好的习惯。

Doing small chores at a young age helps children exercise discipline and attention, all of which they'll need later on.

在年幼的时候做一些小家务可以帮助孩子们锻炼自律和注意力，这些都是他们以后需要的。

Elementary-age kids

上小学的孩子

When kids enter elementary school, they're ready for more responsibility. This is the time to teach them about daily routines, and help them take control over theirs. Parent and child might sit down together and make a list of everything that needs to be done to get out of the house in the morning, or get ready for bed at night.

当孩子们进入小学，他们已经准备好承担更多的责任。这段时间，你可以教他们一些日常事务，帮助他们掌控自己的生活。父母和孩子可能会坐在一起，把早上出门或晚上睡觉需要做的事情列个清单。

Together, they should figure out how long each activity takes, and when the best time to do them is. Some kids might want to get their backpack ready and pick out their clothes the night before; others, in the morning.

他们应该一起算出每个活动需要多长时间，以及什么时候是做这些活动的最佳时间。有些孩子可能想在前一天晚上准备好背包，挑好衣服;而有些喜欢在早上。

Teens

青少年

All this planning ahead work for teens, too. As children get older and their schedules get busier, they need their parents' help identifying priorities and understanding what it takes to make it all work. As with younger children, the goal is to help them figure out what will work for them -- and then help them stick with it.

所有这些提前计划也适用于青少年。随着孩子们年龄的增长，他们的日程安排变得越来越繁忙，他们需要父母的帮助来确定事情的轻重缓急，并理解如何才能让一切顺利进行。和年幼的孩子一样，我们的目标是帮助他们找到适合自己的方法，然后帮助他们坚持下去。

One organizational style doesn't fit all

一种组织方式并不是适合所有人

If any of this strikes parents as overwhelming, or likely to make their children's heads explode, then slow down.

如果其中任何一项让家长感到难以承受，或者可能让孩子的脑袋爆炸，那就慢下来。

"Set the child up for success by instituting change gradually," Spira advises. "You don't have to solve everything at once. Wait until the child has been consistently successful with one solution, before moving on to the next."

斯皮拉建议:“通过逐步改变，让孩子走向成功。”“你不必立刻解决所有问题。等到孩子在一个解决方案上一直取得成功后，再去做下一个。