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We have all seen it – the horror that is the school drop-off. If you don't have kids then you are lucky to avoid this stressful way to start your day. However if you do have kids then you will know all too well about how hard it can be to get them there on time, whether they are just starting out in kindergarten or are a senior in high school.
The school run can be even more of a problem for those who drive there. Trying to find a parking space outside any school is more than just difficult – it is practically impossible. If you are organized enough to get there early then you might stand a better chance of getting one, but then you'll find yourself waiting around for the school doors to open. Even when you do succeed in navigating around parked cars and finding your own space, you know you'll have to do it all again later on in the day.
Of course even if you don't have kids you won’t be entirely able to dodge the chaos of the school drop-off or pick-up. If you need to drive anywhere at a certain time of the morning or afternoon, and you are within the vicinity of an elementary or high school, you will get stuck in the same traffic jams. This can be just as stressful as it is for the multitude of parents who do it on a daily basis. In fact many people take the opportunity to plan their day so they miss the beginning and end of school hours if they possibly can. You can hardly blame them, can you?
And then there are the vacations – those blissful times of the year when the amount of traffic on the roads each morning falls away to more manageable levels. But even then you know you will have to get back behind the wheel when the vacations are over and go back to tackling the increased flow of traffic again – whether you have kids or not.
Studies show that nearly four-fifths of parents hate the school run and find it incredibly stressful. One can only wonder what the figure would be if the rest of the driving population was included in these stats as well. At any rate, if you manage to navigate the increased traffic without the need for exchanging insurance details or calling an autoglass shop, you can consider the whole exercise a success. At least until you have to do it all over again.
Bruce Giles writes for a digital marketing agency. This article has been commissioned by a client of said agency. This article is not designed to promote, but should be considered professional content.
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