This is the week that we will all read about how much it costs to send children back to school. Parents are feeling the pressure but it’s not just monetary. In my house anyway, the summer being pulled out of the normal routine has left everyone unsettled. I need routine in my life, but I can compartmentalise it most of the time. The children cannot do this. The last two weeks especially have left my six-year-old daughter Raine out of sorts. They had a week of Starcamp, which was fantastic, but as dropping and collecting for half-days are not an option for us, it meant a week for the four of us in their grandparents house in Dublin. We are most grateful that granny and grandad facilitated this, but it coincided with the arrival of a new floor for their house – timing was not ideal.