The Importance of the struggle

It can be hard to watch a child struggle with something, frankly it can be downright painful to watch at times.  Children gain the most when they are given time to figure something out on their own.  They need to be involved in the process of learning how to do something vs having something done for them. 

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Lauren Reeves
What to expect for the next 6 to 8 weeks…and yes I said weeks not days.​​​​​​​

Often times, as parents, our focus for the start of school is “surviving” the first week.”  We prepare, we plan, we buy lots of new things, we might even shed a few tears (I know I did!) The intensity of going back to school and getting through that first week can be exhausting.  After the first week, we breathe a collective sigh of relief and, try to, settle into our new school year routines.

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Lauren Reeves