My Tutor Time

When your child is struggling with school refusal, it can feel like you're constantly putting out fires. 🔥

One concern settles — another surfaces. The emails, the conversations, the 2am questions, the strategies that worked last week but don't anymore.

At some point, without even realizing it, you stop observing and start just responding.

And that's exactly where Rino picks up in Part 2 of the School Refusal Series.

"I had become so focused on responding that I had stopped observing. My attention had narrowed. I was looking closely, but not always widely. There is an important difference."

This one is about what happens when you allow yourself to pause — and why that pause might be the most important thing you do.

Head to the link in bio to read Part 2, and don't miss the companion reflection exercise we've paired with it. 🔗

What if two children got the same grade — but one thrived getting there, and the other quietly fell apart?

As parents, we're constantly trying to hold the big picture of who our child is while zeroing in on the very specific, very real moments that shape them. We weigh academics against wellbeing, short-term needs against long-term goals, one perspective against another — all while quietly wondering whether we're actually getting it right.

The truth is, learning has never been only about grades. It's about the whole child — and the decisions we make for them at every stage of their journey.

This week in the Counseling Corner, Rino reflects on her own experience as a parent and asks the question many of us are afraid to voice. If you're navigating any of this right now, this one is worth a quiet moment.

Link in bio. ☕