073 How to approach going back to school with kids who struggle

 It is back to school time, it’s on all the commercials advertising shopping, it’s all over social media where you are being shown how to create cute lunches and the latest and greatest lunch boxes, moms are showing how to have a night time and morning routine.  How to best support your kids so they excel academically, what classes to take to get into the best colleges, padding your college resume with extracurriculars… Well this isn’t that podcast….

 

Some of us aren’t worried about sandwiches in cute shapes, balanced lunches, perfect routines, academic excellence or our kids getting into college.  For some of us just getting our kid to school sometime during the day is a huge accomplishment and to be quite honest some members of our community are just trying to keep their kids alive and nothing else matters.  I have personally been there.

 

Quite honestly sending kids back to school adds a whole new layer of stress at my house.  I don’t get excited for back to school.  It means 1000 more things added to my already overflowing plate.   When you have kids that struggle with school, it can add so much worry and fear to your already exploding brain.

So if you relate to my feelings and are worried about school and have kids that really struggle This podcast is for you

*your child is far more important than school grades, attendance or behaviors

*Focus on the present, not let yourself worry and fear for the future

*Try to be flexible, find other alternatives, listen to your kids ideas and partner with them to find something that works for them

*See your child for the beautiful human they are.  Their worth is not tied into their schooling. Your worth as a parent isn't tied into their schooling Encourage them, guide them, have their back, support them.

*There are many paths to success, there are very successful people who didn't graduate from high school in a typical way.  See beyond the small box of the typical way to success.

*Decide  now how you will respond when things are difficult with school.  Your relationship matters most and your child matters way more than their grades!