09/12/2026
Three small things that help in the first weeks of school.
Quiet time after school. No questions, no debrief, no homework for the first half hour. Let the tank refill before you ask anything of them.
One predictable thing each morning. Same breakfast, same song, same order of getting ready. One fixed point makes the rest of the change easier to carry.
Naming the hard part out loud together. "Transitions are tough for you right now" lands better than "you'll be fine."
None of these fix September. They make it more manageable while your child finds their footing.