when she stays home: what the research says about making the most of a hard day
There is a version of the home day that goes fine. She sleeps in a little, comes downstairs eventually, eats something, does some work at the kitchen table, doesn't spiral, and by 2pm the day has passed without incident and you both move on. There is also the other version, which is the one that tends to actually happen.
the link between instagram, tiktok and your daughter's school anxiety
It's not a rant against phones. It's a look at the three specific mechanisms — social comparison, the always-on social environment, and sleep disruption — that make Instagram and TikTok a particularly difficult combination for girls who are already anxious about school.
if you're in the middle of it — the slow mornings, the sunday evenings, the conversations with the school that don't go the way you needed them to —
this is for you.
get a note in your inbox each week. no advice you haven't already tried. just a parent who's in it too, and the occasional thing that's actually helped.