Back to School Routines w/ Jessica Irwin

Mama Knows

Cloud10

Parenting, Kids & Family

5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In this conversation, Nina and Jessica discuss the importance of routines for children, especially during the back-to-school transition. Jessica, a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of Rooted in Routine, shares the benefits of routines for children's physical and mental health, cognitive development, and stress management. They also discuss strategies for preparing children for the school year, managing screen time, and helping children decompress after school. Jessica provides advice for parents navigating different routines in two households. Overall, the conversation emphasizes the significance of routines in creating stability and supporting children's well-being. Jessica Irwin is a childhood routine expert, pediatric occupational therapist, mom of a toddler, and lover of all things child development. She founded her online business, Rooted in Routine, to help parents learn simple, easy-to-implement routines for optimal baby and child development at every age. Her approach is largely rooted in going back to the basics to help you establish solid, age-appropriate routines for things like feeding, play, mealtimes, potty, and sleep. She believes this is the most important foundation you can provide for your child - and she wants to help you do just that! You can find her on socials at @rootedinroutine or www.rootedinroutine.com. Jessica is having a back-to-school sale this August (8/15-8/19) where her Comprehensive Routine Guides will be 20% off! We love our Dream Land Baby Pajamas for the kiddos, go the dreamlandbabyco.com and enter code MAMAKNOWS at checkout to receive 30% off sitewide + free shipping! Land End has so many great options for the whole family! If you haven't checked out their swimsuits yet, you are missing out! Go to Landsend.com and use code mamaknows for 30% off your purchase. Disney Jr.’s Ariel is an animated musical series for preschoolers inspired by the beloved story of “The Little Mermaid.” It follows 8-year-old mermaid princess Ariel as she and her friends embark on fun-filled, action-packed underwater adventures throughout their Caribbean-inspired fairytale kingdom of Atlantica and beyond. The series features fan-favorite characters, including King Triton, Ursula, Sebastian, and Flounder, as well as exciting new additions like Ariel’s two best friends, mer-children Lucia and Fernie, and lots of other adorable sea creatures. The series debuts Thursday, June 27 on Disney Jr. and next day, Friday, June 28 on Disney+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's time for back to school for most of us, which is exciting for a lot of moms, but also some moms are like this is so chaotic like
0:14.5	getting back into routine doing all the things to get kids ready for school and
0:19.1	then dealing with all their big emotions once they're back in school It's a whole like month of adjustment I swear.
0:25.2	This year my oldest is going in kindergarten but he did go to 4k last year so we got a little bit of
0:31.1	a taste of that need for routine when kids are back in
0:34.5	school. Today's episode is with Jessica Irwin of Rooted in Routine. She is a
0:39.8	routine expert. She literally gives the best tips on how to have a healthy routine
0:45.1	from age zero to five and she's talking all things routine for back to school today.
0:49.9	Let's dive in. Hey Jessica, I'm so excited to talk today.
0:57.0	I can't believe we're talking about back to school.
0:59.3	It literally feels like we just started summer.
1:03.1	So yeah, back to school it is.
1:04.8	And honestly, I'm so glad we're having this conversation
1:07.3	because my five year, almost six year old,
1:10.5	went to school for the first time last year
1:12.2	and he only did 4-K so it was like
1:14.4	four days a week short days and I was not expecting the overwhelming emotions
1:20.9	he had when he came home from school and I think the like lack of or like the
1:26.3	change of routine during summer just really didn't help and I wasn't prepared
1:31.8	so I want parents to feel prepared when they're saying their kids off to school
1:36.4	because I do think it plays a huge role in their mood especially after school so but before we in Jessica, I would love for you to tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do.
1:47.0	Sure, thank you for having me. I'm so excited to talk about this. I am Jessica, I am the founder of Rooted in
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