{"id":2326,"date":"2022-09-22T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T11:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2326"},"modified":"2022-09-22T11:58:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T11:28:00","slug":"how-to-combat-the-post-school-meltdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-combat-the-post-school-meltdown\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Combat the Post-School Meltdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How many times have you picked your little one up from school, watched them wave goodbye to their teachers and friends with happy, smiling faces, only to turn to you with furrowed brows, crossed arms and a sullen temper?<\/p>\n

If this is you, you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n

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Children spend so much time at school, listening to their teachers and following the rules that as soon as they leave the doors or the playground gates, all they want is to let loose.<\/p>\n

Put yourself in your child\u2019s shoes and think back to your own school days. The bell rings and you\u2019re free. You\u2019re excited but also exhausted and hungry. You want to go out and play, you want to eat, and you also want to relax and watch tv; but you can\u2019t do it all at once.<\/p>\n

This indecision and desire to do everything at once can leave your children sullen and moody, often with a very short, unpredictable temper.<\/p>\n

So, it\u2019s understandable that when you\u2019re asking your child how their day has been and what they\u2019ve been doing that you\u2019re met with resistance and vague answers.<\/p>\n

To help calm your child and to make the post-school pick-up easier for both of you, try these top tips:<\/p>\n