8: Managing Back-to-School Anxiety and Transitions: Tips for Parents
Back-to-school season can be exciting—but it can also be overwhelming, especially if you’re parenting a strong-willed or neurodivergent child. In this episode of Unlocking School Success, I talk with Dr. Gila Reckess, psychologist, parenting coach, and “brain nerd,” about how to ease the big emotions of big transitions for both you and your child. Whether your child is starting a new grade, moving to a different school, or just adjusting to the routine of a new school year, you’ll walk away with practical tips for creating calmer transitions, and more confident kids.
Key Takeaways:
Normalize Bumpy Transitions.
Expect some tricky moments during transitions and approach them with compassion for both your child and yourself.Collaborate with your child.
Learn how to make neutral observations, ask open-ended questions, and try solutions together.Prepare before the first day.
From dry runs of the morning routine to visiting the school ahead of time, these small steps can reduce anxiety in big ways.Balance needs.
Honor your own concerns alongside your child’s needs, and work as a team to find solutions that work for both of you.
Meet Dr Gila Reckess:
Dr. Gila (she/her) is a Jai-certified parenting coach and certified Clini-Coach®, in addition to being a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist. Most importantly, she’s a single mom to a beautifully complex kid. She is passionate about parenting with connection, NOT perfection. Specializing in supporting single parents, and parents of strong-willed or neurodivergent kids, heer motto is: Even if you're on your own, you don't have to do it alone!
Resources:
Join Dr Gila’s Single Parenting with Connection NOT Perfection Facebook Group
Get Dr Gila’s free Guided Meditation for Single Parents
Dr Ross Greene’s organization Lives in the Balance
Connect with Scotti:
Transcript
8: Managing Back-to-School Anxiety and Transitions: Tips for Parents
Gila Reckess: [00:00:00] Excitement can show up as dysregulation just as much as any other big feeling. So. Being mindful of the fact that it might affect things, it might show up. And really normalizing that bringing compassion and patience not just to your child, but also to yourself because it isn't just a transition for them, it is also a transition for you, and you're supporting them in the transition for them.
Speaker 2: Welcome to Unlocking School Success, a podcast with the smart strategies and support parents need to help their kids thrive. I'm your host, Scotti Weintraub, parent coach, school navigator, and your go-to guide for turning School Stress and Chaos into clear strategies that work. Let's get started.
Scotti Weintraub: Hi, and welcome back to Unlocking School Success. Today we have a special guest, [00:01:00] my friend Dr. Gila. She is a parent coach, a psychologist, and a little bit of a brain nerd too. So welcome Dr. Gila.
Gila Reckess: Thank you so much for having me. I'm excited to be here.
Scotti Weintraub: Tell us a little bit more about what you do.
Gila Reckess: Yeah, so I am a brain nerd.
I started out as a clinical psychologist and a neuropsychologist. And so I did all the, basically that means I went to school for far too long. And I'm a brain nerd. Nothing. Challenged me, stretched me, taught me more than becoming a single mom to a strong-willed kiddo. And so I did a lot of deep diving work to really figure out how to support him the way that he deserves.
And along the way, I've became really passionate about supporting other parents, so I became a certified parenting coach. And now I I coach parents. I [00:02:00] specialize in supporting single parents or parents of strong-willed or neurodivergent kiddos. And a lot of my clients fall into both boxes. So single parents of strong-willed kiddos.
Scotti Weintraub: Yes. Well, our origin stories, overlap a little because I too came to this work after being stretched and challenged in ways I never anticipated With a strong-willed or a diverse child. So they are our best teachers, aren't they? They are. I think we sometimes it's challenging in the moment to be open to those.
Learnings. Yes. But yes. I brought you here today 'cause I really wanted to talk about anxiety back to school. Yeah. And you and I have talked in other contexts before about transitions and I know you have a lot of great tips and information for parents.
As we're recording this, we're at the very end of July and [00:03:00] before we know it.
Some of us will be going back to school. I've got another month, so I'm not quite in that mode yet, but it's something that parents start worrying about.
Gila Reckess: Yeah. Yeah, there's a long lead ramp for some people. I know some places in the country are already back in school. So it's it varies depending on where you are.
But yeah, wherever you are, it is probably a transition. And for some kids, transitions are harder than for others. And for some parents, transitions are harder than for others. One thing I wanna say is. When we're talking like this, we're of course gonna be talking in generalizations.
This is where coaching comes in handy is we can really dive into your specific situation, but generally speaking, transitions are often challenging, especially. If you do have a neurodivergent kiddo, it's often harder. If you are neurodivergent or, again, [00:04:00] I work with a lot of single parents and so when there is something like a transition that happens and it's all on your shoulders, that can be, pretty tough, pretty exhausting. So, yeah, I think it's really helpful. It's great that you're listening to this episode because step one is I think, to be mindful of the fact that this may be bumpy. And, it sounds so simple to, to manage your expectations and normalize. That it might be bumpy.
It sounds so obvious and simple, but I think it's actually pretty powerful and easy to forget. I actually, I was just thinking a little story from my personal life. We just got back recently from we go to family camp each summer with my kiddo's father and his father's family. And it is he only sees his dad a couple times a year.
And generally it's gone pretty well. And if you're out there single parenting and thinking, there's no way I could ever do that's okay [00:05:00] if you're not there. You don't have to do that. But it's been working for our family and we got back and got back on a Friday, and that Sunday my kiddo and I were like butting heads like we haven't in a while and
we ended up chatting about how we were both, excuse me, we were both feeling easily triggered and it suddenly dawned on me, I was like smacking my head that I didn't even think about it beforehand. That of course, we were both feeling a little sensitive, right? So for him, he had just seen his dad for the first time.
Months and it was a very exciting vacation. And there's this sort of let down afterwards, sometimes some feelings about it. And for me we had been traveling, not just there, we had been in and out of town and I was stressed coming back to everything that I needed to catch up on. And honestly, just that like sudden realization.
[00:06:00] Ah. Right. Of course. It makes so much sense. Right. It just, everything clicked and it helped. Me bring that added layer of compassion and patience to both of us and to both of our responses. Just remembering that, okay this makes sense. There's stuff going on in the background that's contributing, and so let's take it a little, a little more gingerly and leave a little more space for the bigger feelings.
Scotti Weintraub: Oh, I can imagine it in my mind, and you're right, that it is so hard in the moment because you are in the scenario you described. Everyone's tired, right? You've been on the road, you've been traveling, you get home. There were a million different, new priorities that you have to all of a sudden attend to, right?
Right. Maybe there's no food in the fridge and everyone's exhausted and Right. You gotta go back [00:07:00] to work and camp or whatever it looks like. And it can be really easy to forget.
Gila Reckess: Yeah. Exactly. And here I was getting frustrated that he wasn't unpacking and, helping me with things around the house.
And meanwhile he just needed a little bit more space and connection and, all that good juicy foundational stuff that when you're stressed, goes out the window. And so that perspective was really helpful. And I think the same is true when you're going into if for your child transitions can be tough.
School in particular. Some kids love school, so it might not be a tough transition, but for a lot of our kids, especially our neurodivergent kids, school is not a bastion of happiness and excitement. And even if it's a place that they like, it can still bring up, it's like the kid on Christmas Eve or the night before their birthday, right?
Excitement can show [00:08:00] up as dysregulation just as much as any other big feeling. So. Being mindful of the fact that it might affect things, it might show up. And really normalizing that bringing compassion and patience not just to your child, but also to yourself because it isn't just a transition for them, it is also a transition for you, and you're supporting them in the transition for them.
So, patience and compassion always. And remembering that you don't have to be perfect. You're not going to be perfect. Right. It might be bumpy and that's absolutely normal. It makes sense. And giving space for that. Yes.
Scotti Weintraub: and a piece you mentioned that I think is worth highlighting is that you had a conversation with your child.
And when a parent does that around. These transitional times, what might that look [00:09:00] like?
Gila Reckess: Yeah, I have to say, I was so impressed with, so my kid is 10. He is now getting older. I can't believe it. But so he might be able to engage in these conversations more than, a toddler or preschooler.
But it always amazes me even from a young age, how much. Again, it's gonna vary in terms of development, not just developmental capacity and maturity, not just age. But it always amazes me when we give kids an opportunity to be heard and give kids an opportunity to hear us, how much they can do with that?
Right? When we really treat them with that respect really is what it is, and so, what it might look like. So I'm a big fan of these collaborative conversations, and it's gonna vary depending again, on your child's age and verbal capacity and developmental maturity. What it might look like is maybe when you're in the car or when you're playing or having an ice [00:10:00] cream, simply bringing it up and saying, Hey.
How are you feeling about school starting up soon? Right? Is there anything on your mind about that and if there's something in particular that, that is concerning, like let's say mornings have been hard, which, raising my hand here. Hi. Right? We also just went through another round of collaborative conversations in our home about how to make mornings go more smoothly.
That is something that's good to remember is that this is not, these conversations are not a one and done, right? So it's often about what is something that we can try next. And two key words there. Try and next, because oh yes, it's not necessarily gonna work. It's not necessarily going to be the end.
Right? We're gonna try it and if it doesn't help, we're gonna revamp. Right? We're gonna, and we're teaching our kids that it's not about. This fixed mindset of here's how it works, here's what we're gonna do. [00:11:00] And we're going to try to push this square peg into a round hole no matter how long it takes us.
Letting them know that it's about trying out different things and seeing what works. And all you need to decide is what the next step is gonna be. So having a conversation around, I've noticed mornings feel bumpy. When you're at school. So I wonder what we can do to make mornings go a little more smoothly, right?
And having that collaborative conversation, you can say, I have some ideas, but I'd love to hear, what are some of your ideas? And a really, again, this might sound on the one hand obvious and on the one hand maybe you might discount it is. To really bring an open mind to that conversation because your child may come up with something that your knee jerk reaction is, Nope, we are not doing [00:12:00] that.
But if you can open your mind up to it. And ask yourself, am I willing to try this? So again, you're not committing to this being how you do it forever and always, am I willing to try this? And what would it need to look like for that to be a success? So I'll give you another example from my personal life, and this is that we had, we were having bumpy mornings and it was, I was.
Really getting frustrated with how long it was taking and how many times I had to remind him to do every little step. And we had a collaborative conversation and I realized, first of all that when I first approached the conversation and I said, I initially approached it with the question, what would it, what needs to happen?
What would help you get ready faster? And I caught myself and I took a step back and I said, hang on. The first question might be, how long do you [00:13:00] think you need in the morning to get ready? I had somewhat arbitrarily based on my own metrics, decided on it should take around an hour, I think was what I was leaving it.
And his answer surprised me and he said, I need two hours. And I was like, whoa. Interesting. Well that might be one of the problems. I have not left enough time and space. And so that was really informative. And then we talked about, what would help make that a smoother transition. I said, I'm willing to try that.
I'm concerned because it's already hard to get up in the morning, but I'm willing to try it. Right? So here's my concern, but let's give it a try. And the second thing he said is, I think it would help if I had a little bit of screen time in the morning. And of course, as you can imagine, my knee jerk reaction was no.
Right, because I all the reasons. [00:14:00] But I said, I have some concerns about that, but I'm willing to give it a try. And if doing a little bit of screen time helps the rest of the morning go smoothly and you're able to get ready on your own without me having to pester a nag and us butting heads, then I'm okay with that.
And we tried it. And you know what? It really helped. Now I wanna tell you though, that the other week. Things were again, feeling hard and our mornings were stressful and we were butting heads and I was having to nag and pester. And so we had another conversation and I said, this screen time in the morning thing worked for a while.
It was helping and things were going smoothly, but right now it's not working. Right. Right now it's hard for you to get off the screen. And we're back to things feeling hard and stressful in the morning. And he agreed. 'cause let me tell you, when things are hard and stressful, your kiddos feel it too. Yeah.
They don't like feeling nagged and pestered just as much as you don't [00:15:00] like nagging and pestering them. And so we had another conversation about it and I just wanted to share that because again, it's not necessarily a one and done. And what works now might not be what works. Next year or even next month or next week.
And when you say you're willing to try something again, you are not committing to it actually being what you do forever. And always you're just committing to giving it a try. And what you're doing is you're modeling for your child to that you're really hearing the other person, right? You're really respecting and hearing the other person's perspective.
And that you are willing to have this flexible and adaptable growth mindset around it, where we're not just deciding on one fixed thing, but we're going to do trial and error and we're gonna see what helps and we're gonna work together as a team to figure it out. [00:16:00]
Scotti Weintraub: Oh, yes. And I heard so many pieces in there that I think are worth remembering, of course for myself too.
But I talk a lot with my clients too, about being curious. And I loved how you phrased some of those questions about, I'm, this is what I'm noticing. What do you think is happening here?
That I think can just bring up so many interesting things that we would never have thought about if we were just in our, authoritarian parent mind.
Right. Where it's. Mornings are hard, therefore, X, Y, and Z will happen. Yes. And everybody will get on board.
Gila Reckess: Yeah. Starting with an observation can be really powerful and honestly, it's a little bit of a skill that takes practice because it's very easy when you make an observation. To slide in a little judgment.
Right. Yeah. And so then it becomes, not purely an observation, but an observation [00:17:00] through a critical lens. And so. To the extent that you can to start with an observation. And, this is Ross Green talks about this with his his CPS model of having collaborative conversations with our kids, of starting out with an observation and then simply saying something like, what's up with that?
Right? So I notice that in the morning it's hard for you, so hard. Is a little bit of a judgment, but it's a very compassionate judgment, right? So we're not saying, I notice you refuse to get ready. Or, I notice that you are terrible about getting dressed on your own. Right. We're saying, I notice this is hard for you.
Right? I notice that it's hard for you to remember to get your water bottle in the morning. Right? What's up with that? What's going on with that? [00:18:00]
Scotti Weintraub: And that allows for them to discuss it in those ways that don't feel shame. Yeah, exactly. And that feel more like, okay, we're trying to figure this out together in a genuine way.
Because I think that's where the real. That can happen. And I, you mentioned this great modeling that we're doing too with parents, as parents, and I think about that piece a lot for myself. Like, where am I showing up to model what I would like my kids to be able to do as they age and don't live at home anymore and become, fully functioning adults.
Yeah. Like being able to have those kinds of conversations. In other contexts is so important. So yeah, if we engage them now and take off that authoritarian, like parenting hat, it just sets them up to be able to [00:19:00] continue to have those kinds of conversations with, future employers or future partners or whoever that is that they encounter.
Gila Reckess: Right. Absolutely. And it also, you will start to see that the conversations become more productive when you try to have them with your child. So, if you're just starting out with this and you, everything you bring up to your kid, they just say, oh, right. That's normal. That's understandable, right?
This is a skill. It takes practice, it takes knowing that you're gonna be received well right experience. So, don't get discouraged. It doesn't mean that you're not doing it right, it doesn't mean your kid isn't capable of it. It means that you're starting out on the path.
Scotti Weintraub: Yes. And there is no harm in trying strategies and then reevaluating.
That was the other piece I heard you speak to that I find so such an important reframe for folks. That we're not looking for a long term [00:20:00] solution that will get us through every school morning for the rest of their school days. Right. We're looking for what might work in the present. Right. Then that just frees us up to say, okay, when it's not working, let's just come up with a new one.
Right. There's no judgment, there's no, like, we have to,
Gila Reckess: it's just trying things. Right. And it, it doesn't, it's not a failure. It just means like you're one step closer to finding something that does work
Scotti Weintraub: or it just doesn't work in the, right now. Yeah. In our current situation. So, yeah. I Exactly. I love, that reframing. 'cause it just takes pressure off of parents feel so many responsibilities for a whole mountain of things. Yeah. And especially at back to school time, it can feel like Yeah. A lot of pressure coming at us.
Gila Reckess: Yeah. Yeah. And I would say if you have the luxury of time, right? If you're not [00:21:00] in one of those states that's already gone back to school, doing this, starting this process earlier than later I think is really helpful so that you can try different things and work out the kinks before school actually starts. So for example, if mornings do tend to be tough for you, maybe you start practicing and you try different things before school starts so that you know you have that opportunity to trial and error a little bit before the stakes are higher.
Scotti Weintraub: Yeah, that's just reminds me of an experience we had in my family too a few years ago now, where my child was going into middle school and was wanting to be newly more independent. And wanted, so it was a new school and wanted to be able to take the city bus to get there. And as parent that may be nervous, uhhuh and, they had never.
Done that themselves. Yeah. Gotten on a bus, gotten somewhere, gotten off the bus. There are a lot of steps to that. Yeah. [00:22:00] So I took a deep breath and thought, okay, this is, he's expressed to me this is an important thing for him. He really wants to try it, so how can I help prepare him to do that?
So we found the bus schedule and we looked at what, time he was gonna need to get on the bus. And at before school started, we picked a day and we did a trial run. Love it. And then we went out for breakfast and we made it, we made it fun. And he felt more confident. I felt a lot.
A lot. Yeah. Less worried. Yeah. And it just was. A point of connection. Yeah. Going back to, your previous point that I listened, I thought about why it was important to him, what my worries were and I tried something to try to figure it out.
Gila Reckess: Yeah. Yeah. I love it. And one thing I also wanna point out is like, you as a parent, your concerns matter, right?
So I'm not saying whatever your kid wants to do, you should [00:23:00] try that. Listen to your concerns, and it's okay to express them. I actually think that's, it's a good phrase to use, right? So here's what my concern is about that, right? So you can let them know, here's the thing that concerns me about it.
What can we do about that? Right? So maybe for you, well, here's my concern about that. You've never done it before and there's a lot of steps involved, and I wanna make sure that you know what you're doing. So let's. Practice before school starts. Right. So, so here's a solution to my concern or something that we can try that addresses my concern. So it doesn't mean that you have to completely like, tamp down any concerns that are coming up for you. Right. Your concerns are valid, just like your kids' concerns are valid. Right. And in that
Scotti Weintraub: scenario, I also had concerns around safety and so it, yeah. Just from knowing that was what my concern was rooted in.
Allowed me to then have continuing conversations with him about Yeah, what do you do [00:24:00] if you need help? Yeah. Where do you go if who can you talk to? All of those things. Yeah. That if I had just said, no way, this isn't gonna work. Yeah. I wouldn't have been able to engage him. And he went on to successfully ride the bus and he was very happy about that.
So it worked out. I love it. I am wondering too, for parents whose kids struggle with transition, we talked about that. And some kids, just, especially kids with neurodiversity. Yeah. Sometimes just transitions in general are hard. Yep. And back to school being a big one. Yep. Do you have any other specific tips about smoothing some of those bumps when it comes to, anxiety around.
Likely having a new teacher.
Or maybe if they're aging, they might be ha having a new school building. New routines. School specific tips for parents. We talked about yeah, preparing for mornings, but what are some of the ideas [00:25:00] around what they're gonna encounter with those new transitions at school itself?
Gila Reckess: Yeah, sure. So, again, this is a place where there's a variety of ideas and what's gonna help for your family might be different depending on what's going on. Certainly if there is a new school that they're going to, or a new environment or something like that. For a lot of kids. Again, not every kid, but for a lot of kids, it's gonna be helpful to bring them to that school if you can.
Right? So drive by, maybe have a fun picnic, bring their favorite food, and, have a positive experience associated with being near that building or in that building. If they can meet their teacher ahead of time, that's wonderful. Social stories is another thing, so, helping kids like walk through, well, here's what's gonna happen, here's what it's gonna look like, here's some things to expect.
First of all, keeping other things consistent if you can. Right. [00:26:00] So. I know sometimes you can't. Right? So let's say you moved to a new town and they're starting a new school and they have a new teacher that's a lot of transitions at once. It doesn't mean that it's impossible, but, acknowledging that's a lot.
To the extent that we can keeping some things stable and. That might mean, again, if you have the luxury of time maybe having some rituals that you do that give them that sort of consistent structure that they can rely on. So maybe you start each morning with a snuggle and reading together, or maybe after school you take a walk around the park or go on the swings, right?
So, something that is. Anchoring for them can be really helpful if these transitions are tough. And if school will let them bring some sort of something from home for some kids that can be helpful. We'll say for some [00:27:00] kids, that makes it harder. So again, this is a place where we might wanna trial and error.
And it's about getting to know your kid and what supports them. But those are just some ideas. I also wanna add that. I think prioritizing, so giving yourself permission. To prioritize based on your and your child's needs. And one place where that comes up is like energetic needs.
So some kids are gonna thrive. They really need to run around outside for an hour every day. Right. And so. I had a client whose child had a DHD, and it was really helpful if before school every morning he was able to run around outside and really get that fresh air, that big movement and energy that was very regulating for him.
I have another client whose kid is the opposite, who really needs that sort of snuggle [00:28:00] time in the morning and that downtime, that quiet time in the morning, and so paying attention to those energetic needs. Not just on school days, but on your weekends in the weeks leading up to school, starting again, right?
So maybe you don't go to every single barbecue over the summer. Maybe you go to one back to school event, but not all three of them, right? So that would be another thing to be mindful of. And then the the last thing I'll say is that, relationships can be really powerful. And so if there is an adult at the school that, that your child can meet and have a little bit of a connection and feeling of safety around, that's wonderful.
And also other kids, so if you know of another kid in the class, if it's a new class, for example to schedule a play date or something like that and give them. That little point of connection so that it's not this, situation where everything feels [00:29:00] new.
Scotti Weintraub: Oh, I was reminded of this, not in a school context, but just yesterday I dropped my son off at summer camp Drop off.
Yeah. And I happened to be chatting with another family I just met, and their child was new to this camp, and I. Took the opportunity to, even though my child is older in a different unit I could sense that this kid wanted to know someone. Yeah. That might be helpful in that moment. So I brought over my son and some of his friends and they were able to just connect with him.
Yeah. And even though there weren't gonna be in his unit, it. I could tell his face softened a little bit that he was like, oh, okay. These kids seem, yeah. Nice. Yeah. They seem like
Gila Reckess: I'm gonna do okay here. It makes so much sense that it's unnerving to be in an environment where you don't know anyone and you don't have connections that feel safe.
In a way, [00:30:00] it's good, right? We want our kids to at least have a little bit of weariness when they're in an environment that, that is that. Maybe they don't know anything or anyone. Right? So, so your child's anxiety is serving a purpose for them, right? It's protecting them. And so what we wanna do is give them some tools that help calm their brain, calm their nervous system, and tell them, okay, it is safe.
It is okay.
Scotti Weintraub: Yes. I love that. Well, it has been such a pleasure talking about this. I know we could continue, we'll have to have you back on the podcast another time. I'd love to, to keep up some of these conversations. I always ask my guests at the end for one resource or website or podcast that you think is useful from your own work or from the topic we've been talking about today.
Gila Reckess: So one that I like to give out, and actually we didn't [00:31:00] talk about this today, but so that's telling, and that's part of why I like to give this out is a friend of mine, Mia Wisinski, she's at Playful Heart Parenting on Instagram on all the socials, and I give that out partly because play is so, so powerful, not just for our two year olds and three-year-olds.
You'd be shocked, like even our older kiddos, if we can infuse a little bit of playfulness in there. It goes such a long way, and it's telling as I'm thinking about it now, that didn't come up in our conversation. Because it's not my strength. I'm going to confess. It is not my strength. And so. I love Mia's approach.
It's very accessible, very down to earth about how to infuse play in sort of low lift, low energy ways. So, that's one that I love to give out. And I did mention Ross Green. I'm a big fan of his work and Oh, me too. Yeah. And so if you haven't, read any of his books or watched any of his videos.[00:32:00]
That's always a great start. And then I just wanna give a plug for coaching, to be honest, because, all these resources are fantastic. But I was just speaking with a single mom today and she's talking about how, she's clearly listened to the podcasts and read the books. And she has all the information.
She's done amazing, beautiful work on herself and on parenting. Yet, figuring out how to implement that in your day-to-day life with your specific kiddo in your specific situation can still be overwhelming without a little bit of support and guidance and and accountability.
Scotti Weintraub: I appreciate that kind of plug for the power of coaching.
Yeah. And I think it holds true for the work that both of us do.
Gila Reckess: Yeah. And I'll also say the power of community, right? So coaching and also community because it can feel really lonely, especially, like I said, I work with single parents. I work with parents of. Kiddos who maybe don't fit the [00:33:00] typical mold and it can feel like you're the only one out there going through it.
And so power of community, it's yes, it's a big
Scotti Weintraub: one. Well, I hope anyone listening will just take that to heart that Dr. Gila is there for you. I'm there for you on school related issues. So there, there are impactful ways to make a difference for your kid. Yeah. So thank you so much. Where can folks find you?
If they wanna connect,
Gila Reckess: yeah, so you can go to Parenting with Connection. I can't believe I didn't even say this. My, my little tagline is Parenting with connection, not perfection. That's what I'm passionate about. And so I do have a free Facebook group called Single Parenting with Connection, not perfection.
And you can also go to my website. You can go to parenting with connection.com, and I have some free resources in there, including a guided meditation for anyone who needs it. And a PDF guide on understanding meltdowns and tantrums so you can start to [00:34:00] get to the bottom of what's going on.
Scotti Weintraub: Oh, I love it.
And I will link to the resources that you mentioned as well as your. Website in your information on the show notes so folks don't have to worry about writing it down right now. But I wanna thank you so, so much, Gila, for being with me, for always having these great conversations. And until next time, thanks so much for listening to Unlocking School Success.
Thanks for having me.
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