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HERself
325. What we Wish We Knew About Having School Aged Kids
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No one really tells you how much parenting shifts once your kids reach school age, and there are a few things we deeply wish we had known sooner. The early years are all-consuming and survival-focused, which makes forward thinking feel nearly impossible. Now on the other side of that stage, we reflect on the bigger transitions kids experience once they enter school and the areas that deserve a little more intention.
Key topics covered:
- What changes once kids enter school and why it can feel like a whole new parenting phase.
- How friendships evolve from “everyone is invited” to more complex social dynamics.
- Coaching kids through hard friendship moments, apologies, and repairing relationships.
- Why it’s important to remember your child’s experience may look different from your own.
- The impact of words and helping kids understand how their choices affect others.
- How to handle notes home from school and why the truth often lives in the middle.
- The value of volunteering at school and gaining perspective on a teacher’s day-to-day.
- Being pro teacher and why believing the teacher matters.
- Managing the overwhelm of school paperwork, sign-ups, and assignments.
- Creating systems at home so responsibilities don’t fall through the cracks.
- Teaching kids to apologize with intention, not just to avoid consequences.
- Why school-aged parenting can be challenging and incredibly fun at the same time.
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