Wyomissing, PA (Grassroots Newswire) – If your child could use a little help getting back into the school swing of things, there are a number of simple things you can do to make the transition easier. “Take steps these final few weeks of summer to help your student prepare mentally and otherwise for a new school year,” advises Edwin Velazquez of the Wyomissing Huntington Learning Center.

Velazquez offers these tips to ready children for the first day and week of school:

Call up friends. If your child hasn’t seen classmates from last year all summer, now is a great time to arrange a few activities with school friends. If you know students who will be in your child’s class, encourage your child to reach out to them, too.