Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled

3 Ways to Calm Back-to-School Jitters

Aug 20, 2024

Starting school can be a rollercoaster of emotions for both kids and parents. The conversation offers practical strategies to help ease back-to-school jitters, focusing on the impact of parental emotions. Techniques for empowering children through empathy, generous acts, and the use of audiobooks for entertainment are shared. Additionally, the importance of validating feelings and maintaining open communication is emphasized, making transitions smoother and more positive for everyone involved.

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Managing their own emotions allows parents to create a calm environment that supports their child during challenging transitions.

Empowering children through open dialogue about their feelings helps them navigate anxiety and build resilience in new situations.

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Navigating Emotional Transitions

Transitions, such as starting school or childcare, can be challenging for children due to their limited experience with new situations. Their discomfort often manifests as resistance or anxiety, which reflects their struggle to process these changes. Adults set the emotional tone in the household, making it essential for them to manage their own feelings to foster a calm environment for the child. By recognizing that children may need time to adjust and may not behave optimally during this period, parents can better support them emotionally without taking their reactions personally.

Intro

2min

Navigating Back-to-School Transitions with Confidence

14min

Empowering Kids Through Generosity and Audiobooks

2min

Exploring Emotions: Easing Back-to-School Jitters

6min

Starting a new school, going back to school, or starting daycare is one of the most challenging transitions for our kids —and us—at this early stage of their lives. It means a new routine, new caregivers and friends, and many unknowns. It’s normal for both parent and child to feel some trepidation, and it’s rare that our child will accept all the changes willingly or gracefully. Usually, we can expect some strong expression of feeling in the home either before, during, or after the transition—short fuses, prickliness, whining, crying, tantrums—and these feelings may linger for many months. For our part, as parents, it’s difficult not to feel guilty and question our decisions when our child seems so unsettled. Janet has three suggestions that can make this important time in our lives easier for all of us.

Learn more about Janet's "No Bad Kids Master Course" at: NoBadKidsCourse.com.

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