SECRET WEAPONS
MOMS USE TO
COPE WITH BACK-
TO-SCHOOL
CHAOS
F
or moms, back
to school means
transitioning
back into routines
filled with more
activities to shuttle kids
and their friends to and
from, more homework
to keep track of and
more chaos to deal with
at home. But with a
little preparation and an
arsenal of secret weapons,
moms can get through it,
even if it’s simply sharing
strategies so they know
they’re not alone.
other responsibilities late
at night after kids are in
bed. In fact, 61 percent
have stayed up until
midnight or later to finish
chores or responsibilities
they couldn’t complete
during the day. More than
1 in 4 moms have stayed
up until 2 a.m. or later.
Nodding off at work. Late
nights can take a toll on
moms who need to be
up and “on” in front of
coworkers during the day.
Half of working moms
concede they’ve been so
exhausted from lack of
According to a new
survey of 1,000 U.S. moms sleep that they’ve taken a
nap at the office, and one-
of children ages 3-17 by
third of them confess to
Wakefield Research, 85
taking on-the-job snoozes
percent of moms agree
more than once.
that pizza is their go-to
meal when their kids’
Sanity-keeping strategies.
friends come over, not
Moms turn to many
only because the kids
love it, but because it’s an strategies to minimize
essential to keep on hand the daily crisis at home.
Their most common ways
for last-minute plans.
are prioritizing what’s
important (81 percent)
Here are some of the
and posting lists such as
other ways moms say
they cope with everything chores and to-dos (73
from household chaos to percent). More than a
third (34 percent) look to
mealtime madness.
mom blogs for tips.
Who needs sleep?
Send help now! Some
Unfortunately, most
moms end up turning a
moms handle chaos
during the day and revisit blind eye to what’s under
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the surface - literally.
Nearly a quarter (24
percent) admit they can
see just half or less of their
floors clearly, meaning
parts of the floor that
aren’t covered with toys,
paper or furniture. Moms
crave help so often, nearly
half (48 percent) agree
they would choose a full
day of housekeeping and
caretaking versus a full
day of spa treatments.
Defusing dinnertime
drama. Pizza is more
than a convenience; it’s
a peacemaker. Eighty
percent of moms believe
pizza would quiet their
kids quicker than an air
horn; 65 percent agree
having pizza to give their
kids at the end of the
day is just as relaxing to
moms as wine; and more
than half concur it is one
of the only things that
settles mealtime mayhem
at home. For example,
Red Baron pizza is a meal
everyone in the family can
agree on, providing one
less battle to get everyone
through the school year.
One delicious slice at a
time.
To learn more, visit
redbaron.com.