28 // How to make back-to-school routines last beyond the first week

The Raising Kids with Purpose Podcast · Aug 27, 2026 · 26m

Back to School Routines That Actually Stick

This August felt different. The first day of school was the least stressful one Adriane's ever had, and it wasn't luck. It's because the same routines her family has used for over a decade are finally just... baked in. In this episode, Adriane revisits her friend Emily McDermott's 5 must-have back-to-school routines (from a guest post Emily wrote for the blog last year) and shares what's actually kept these routines sticking well past week one for years, not just for the start of school.

In this episode:

The brain science on why routines matter so…