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[quote=Anonymous]Take a photo of everything that needs to go in his backpack and tape it to the wall or frame it on the counter or whatever.  Have him look at it every morning when he is packing his school bag.  Ask him to verbally confirm to you that he did, but don't check it.  Do the same for his music bag, soccer bag, whatever bag.

If it turns out that he didn't, don't go to the school or the lesson or the practice and bring him anything except a lunch (he shouldn't go hungry).  This includes a water bottle -- he won't dehydrate; schools have these things called water fountains.

Part of the anxious generation is that parents do everything for kids these days -- it leave them feeling like they have no control over anything.  They need, in incremental, age-appropriate ways, more responsibility and ownership in their lives.  Feeling natural consequences and having safe spaces to fail are so important.

He's in 2nd grade -- so set him up to succeed with the photos, an organized home, systems, etc... but make him more and more responsible, and, yes, let him fail when he doesn't remember or get something right on the first tries.  [/quote]

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