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Managing No-School Mondays

Monday, July 30th, 2018

Issues: child, child care, children, kid, kids, school, transition

The scramble is on. With Brighton School District 27-J moving to a 4-day student contact week, single parents and couples working outside the home must figure out who will care for their grade-school-age children on Mondays. Our children are unique and so are available options. Paticia Dischler, former president of the National Association for Family […]

Back to School! Strategies to Aid the Transition

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017

Issues: back to school, child, parenting, transitions

By Leslie Larsen, LCSW I encourage you to begin taking steps now to help your family transition as smoothly as possible from summer to school. Get Back on Schedule Now is the perfect time to ease your children back into their school-year sleep routine. It is generally recommended that bed time and wake-up time be […]

Easing the ‘Back to School’ Transition

Monday, August 22nd, 2016

Issues: child, parenting, resilience, school, transition

By Rachel Morici, LPC As your child transitions back to school, you might experience worries, fears and challenges. As a parent, you have watched your child grow from a dependent innocent toddler to a unique independent and self-sufficient human being. It can be hard to hand that control over to the school and people we […]