It’s that time again: time to return from treasured vacation days and summon the courage to drop our children off at school. It’s natural for both parents and children to feel anxious in this moment.

School is back in session, and that means you (the parent) have homework. There are lunches to pack, activities to schedule, emails to answer, and forms…so many forms to complete. These added tasks can amplify your stress, especially if you are chasing after children to do their tasks too. Here are a few tips for keeping up with your school year workload while keeping the stress at bay…

For many children, saying no to a friend or classmate feels frightening. It takes practice to know that our friends or family members can feel disappointed and still like us, and to understand that we can be nice people without saying yes to everything. When your child wants to say no to a peer and is having trouble, you can help.

Life is pretty busy these days. More often than we’d like, we find ourselves shouting out instructions to our kids in between items on our own task lists. And most of the time we end up repeating those instructions moments later. Here are a few fun ways to help your child hear your message the first time…

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