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avoid traffic navigating baton rouge traffic any day is a chore, but the day
school
starts
? oh my goodness! we want to help you keep calm driving our city roads this august. we know that the best way to handle back to
school
traffic is to leave earlier and be patient, but the waze app may be another key to surviving the madness. ?e waze app uses community drivers? information to help inform other drivers of the best paths to avoid traffic. and as always, be aware of
school
zones coming back into place! set a bedtime summer bedtimes usually are later and a little more inconsistent. kids stay up later and wake up later, much to their delight. making the transition into a healthy
school
pattern can be tricky. here are a few tips: about two weeks before
school
starts
, work with your child to return to a
school
appropriate sleep schedule. every night, set an incrementally earlier bedtime, and every morning, an incrementally earlier wake-up time. make sure that when
school
starts
, they?ll wake up with the amount of sleep they need for their age-group. find
school
bus information don?t miss the bus! with this nifty tool provided by the east baton rouge
school
board, you can quickly and easily enter your home address into the generator to find out where your child?s bus stop is depending on the
school
they attend. simply visit the transportation department on the board?s website and click on ?search for
school
& bus route.? ? ebr
school
s.org plug in
school
phone numbers if you?re like most cell phone users, you don?t answer calls from unknown numbers. so, what if your child?s
school
is calling, and you don?t recognize the number? we recommend adding your child?s
school
as a contact on your phone before
school
starts
for easy access and recognition. get a
library
card what better way to start off the
school
year than with a commitment to reading? your kids? accelerated reader points will climb high with east baton rouge parish
library
access. go to your local
library
and get a
library
card. bonus: children do not have late fees! for more information, check out ?cards and borrowing? on ebrpl.com. must-have mom intel start the
school
year off right 66 brparents.com | august 2016
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