From the author: September 1st is a transitional period for many. How to create a soft, calm transitional space, help yourself and your loved ones cope with the stress of transition and adaptation, this is what my article is about. I don’t work with children, but the fear and trepidation of September 1st gets to me too. Most clients want summer to never end. Stressed parents and upset children in the city. A well-spent summer is evidenced by the reluctance of both to return to school and work. Summer is ending. And not to say that it spoiled us this year. The days are getting shorter, it gets dark earlier, the nights are colder. Everything changes. The holidays are ending and even if you work in the summer, it is completely different than working in winter or autumn. In general, what am I talking about? And I mean that August - September is a time of change. And no matter how you spend the summer, it is important to take care of yourself during the transition. It seems that they were saturated with the sun, full of vitamins, came from the sea - right off the bat. Work and study like a communist! So: it’s not worth it. This is a difficult period. For parents and children: - transition to a new daily routine: sleep and wakefulness; - returning or joining a new team and adaptation; - resuming or mastering a new activity; - limiting free time for yourself. It is important to give both yourself and the child time to remember summer: what was it like for you? What you need for this: 1. Be sad and rejoice, put in your pockets everything that you will take with you from this summer. Make a collage of your vacation photos and display them somewhere visible as a resource. Come up with a family tale or story about summer 2017. Remember and use jokes “originally” from this summer. 2. Grieve or be glad that it is over. It is possible to make a plan for the next holiday/vacation so that it would not be so sad to leave.3. Pay attention to the fact that if you are very, unbearably sad, perhaps there is not enough “summer” in your life.4. Meditate on the topic: - how to make more “summer” in your life, - or what needs to be changed in life so that you can rest more. Perhaps you are already doing some of this, helping yourself or your children. All this - it seems to me - as well as an understanding of the complexity of the moment, will create a soft, calm transitional space, will help cope with the stress of transition and adaptation. What is the beginning of autumn for you??