Transitional weekend

Soothe and ease. Soothe and ease. That's how we prep for transitions.

When an attachment challenged child must attend school, there is a new set of challenges presented to the family.

As a single parent, who is also a teacher- I haven't found a secure way to make working from home work- YET- but I do advocate homeschooling and wish it were an option for us.
My hope is that perhaps as she gets older we may have more varied options. Esp. at the entry of middle school.

But right now the best option for our family is public school. And so- high ho, high ho- its off the school we go.

The weekend has been a massive prep and womb of security.

Here's a peek:
- she met the teacher on Friday (so far it seems like a great match!)
-purchased perfume for us to wear each day so she can "smell" me
- painted nails
- watched "Chrissa" an america n girl movie about a new girl who deals with bullies
- she hand wrote out her morning routine and evening routine and hung it for reference.
- she hand wrote out her chores for reference
- her room was cleaned by the two of us
- all uniforms and supplies have been prepped for several days now.
- packed her lunch
- got up at regular wake up time (about 30 minutes earlier than summer schedule)
-peace music through house during cleaning and relaxing
- she's playing outside in the yard- looking at grass and collecting rocks :) brain building "wondrous curious" time
- I am fixing her favorite dinner and prepping her favorite breakfast
- we will be having bath and a big snuggle after dinner

AND ME?
- I am drinking a pouch of strawberry daiquiri.

Here's to us trauma moms- creating therapeutic environments, one drink at a time!
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