“We start trying to set an earlier bedtime and wakeup time and then try to get them to do a little bit of math and a little bit of reading.”

— Kris Matthews, research assistant, Lawrence

“We start weening back on the sugar, we do a lot of pushups ...get the haircuts and start working on the bedtimes again.”

— Shakerah Underwood, stay-at-home mom, Lawrence

“About two weeks before, we start getting in the bedtime routine and practicing the showers...and no eating between 8 and 11.”

— Sherri Myers, hairstylist, Lawrence

“Well, we’re trying to get him to read two books between now and the end of the summer.”

— Tim French, attorney, Chicago