Working Moms Group - UT
September 8, 2017 Meeting: Managing Transitions
Topic
Managing Transitions
Date
Attendees
Presenter: Merri S Wilson
Other Attendees: Kayla Ford krista chacon @katie pritchett Chacon-Posey, Adrianne Y @katy redd Julia D Chinnock Talley, Sarah B Nicole Jones @myra gibbs @kyle hernandez @kelly frazer Caroline Enriquez Eva Reavley Gonzalez, Andrea G
Discussion Notes
- What transitions are you facing?
- After-school care and lack of allergy awareness by the public school and administrators
- Maybe talk to the Parent Support Specialist at the school (AISD staff member that could be a resource)
- Or maybe need to escalate above the principal
- Doctor has connected parent with other parents and support networks
- Who is in your support network for this transition?
- Personal Transitions – increasing out-of-house commitments (more classes)
- Feel like you're drowning, but learning to swim better each time
- They eventually turn into someone you like to spend time with (silver lining!) but it might be 5 years of drudgery
- After-school care and lack of allergy awareness by the public school and administrators
- Parent Support group rather than just mothers
- initial vision was specific to mothers – challenges of working motherhood can be different that those of working fatherhood
- is there interest in changing the name/structure?
- Breakout baby/toddler
- sleeping – how long, how they lay
- sleep training: different methods & lots of information
- gradual extinction
- every child is different – cliche but very true
- getting back to normal
- guilty feelings
- working out
- do something for yourself at least once a month – your kid won't notice you gone for that short time
- keep yourself mentally/physically healthy
- things are temporary, this "normal" is only normal until the next one
- sleeping – how long, how they lay
- Breakout pre-K+
- discussion
- Facebook group: join!
- Family social/playdate
- Finalizing topics – sending survey
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