How to Survive the Back-to-School Transition, According to a Parenting Expert
Rehearsal, role-play, and consistent routines help children manage back-to-school stress and behavioral changes by reducing the unknown and providing calming predictability.
Maybe You're Not a Helicopter Parent. Maybe It's Your Trauma
Parental overprotectiveness often stems from parents' trauma-driven fear, causing high monitoring that undermines children's resilience and increases anxiety.
Our daughter is being controlled by a school friend. What can we do?
An 11-year-old is in a controlling, Jekyll-and-Hyde friendship causing anxiety, isolation, and pressure; she needs support, boundaries, and school involvement.
