Recently, I’ve noticed how routine my routine is getting. Wake up. Gym. Shower. Pack school lunches. Get kids ready for school. Go to work. Teach. Take kids to afterschool activities. Drive kids home.

Most children starting school this fall find themselves in the same place they ended in the spring – at home. These kids and their parents are having to make the effort to find a routine that works.

SEATTLE — Thousands of children are back in Washington classrooms to start the 2023-24 school year and more will do the same in the coming weeks. While families restart the morning and daily ...