Ask Audrey's Back To School Guide

What to pack, what to say and how to deal with teachers. Ask Audrey has all the advice you need to get those children back to school without a hitch. 

Anyone who fails to score a hair appointment in the seven days before school re-opening is a loser in the game of life.

Back to school!! This is such a big moment for our kids, back among their friends after five months asking if they can play Super Mario Run for the afternoon. (Absolutely. Play it during the morning as well if you like.) We’re not sure how to mark this momentous day on our WhatsApp group Ballinlough Moms Seriously Considering Boarding School. Cliona_NewSmeg is going for prosecco, while Orla_MakeMineADouble is insisting it has to be vodka all the way. The one thing we all agree on is 9:30 in the morning is too early for whiskey, even if you live in Macroom.

Obviously the most important thing when you’re dropping the kids back to school is the state of your hair. Anyone who fails to score a hair appointment in the seven days before school re-opening is a loser in the game of life. I’ve gone to incredible lengths to get a slot in a leading southside salon – I won’t go into the details, but here’s hoping the photos don’t end up on the internet.