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It's August, and time to get ready for school again. For some of you it's the first time you are taking your little one to school. You are taking your child to kindergarten, middle school, and/or high school. School has multiple transitions, so here are quick tips to get you to that first day of school:
Its been a long year for all of us. The globe has been dealing with the ups and downs of a pandemic. Our brain has been on high alert for a year plus whether we admit it to ourselves or not. A brain on high alert causes all of us to feel overwhelmed and tired. A hyperaware brain will either react in a rigid way or a chaotic way.
Is your child negative? Always putting themselves down or giving up? Watch this 1+ minute video and learn how to help them out of negative self talk.
My husband and I were speaking about our work. He is the Dean of Students at an independent school in Miami and I am the owner and founder of Stop Parenting Alone. We both found that we had the same experience this past month. Everyone had hit a wall. The teachers of those we each work with were asking, "When will this student finally change?" The students and my client's children were making mistakes, melting down, skipping classes, and simply making all sorts of poor choices. The parents in my parenting consultations and the online subscription were wondering what is wrong with my child, why aren't they progressing.
If you're a parent I want to recommend looking back and processing your past year in an effort to grow. Like your child, parents need to grow and expand with each passing year. Primarily to keep up with your changing and growing child but also to continue your parenting journey and development.
Often as parents we get stuck on the idea that we have to do something “special” or “out of the ordinary” for our children to have great memories. The truth is that most of us hold
Navigating School and Screens and Sanity with Lina Acosta Sandaal, Amy Mascott, and Katherine Reynolds Lewis.
They are risk taking and making more mistakes than ever. Watch this short video and find out how to handle this new behavior for your teen.
So many parents feel distressed, confused and overwhelmed with deciding what to do with their children and school. Yes/No. What about Covid19? What about their social development? Did I choose correctly? Are many of the concerns most parents are dealing with. This 7 minute video walks you through how to think about your decision and how to accept this very messy school year.
Does your little one constantly interrupt you? Take 2 minutes and learn a practical tip on how to manage this..
