It's back to school time for most kids in the Foothills and Tammy Beach, a Youth Development Coach with the Foothills School Division says getting kids back into those school routines is a must at this time of year.

She says even so, there's some adjustment time required once that first bell of the year rings.

"You know it's going to take a couple of days to get back into transition. It's not going to work the first day. And there's going to be tears for our little guys right? Moms and Dads need to trust the school and there's always trusting people in the school that can help them out with the tears and that's normal."

Beach says getting kids back into their school time sleep patterns and even enlisting their help making their lunches once school starts are important parts of preparing them for the year.