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Empowering Exceptional Minds · Monday · 37 min

Backpacks & Butterflies: The Back-to-School Transition with Jasleen Kaur Monga

The night-before-school-starts anxiety is real — and if you're raising a neurodivergent kid, so is the pressure to get it "right." In this episode of Empowering Exceptional Minds, we sit down with a mom and educational therapist Jasleen Kaur Monga to break down how to ease the back-to-school transition without the meltdowns (yours or theirs).We cover:Why the shift back to school hits neurodivergent kids so hardHow to reset sleep & routines gradually (no 90-minute jumps)Writing a teacher introduction letter that actually gets readHow to talk to your kid about school A simple first-two-weeks checklist you can start using todayWhether your kid is 6 or 16, this episode gives you practical, compassionate tools to make September a little easier for everyone. Subscribe for more episodes on raising and advocating for neurodivergent kids.

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The night-before-school-starts anxiety is real — and if you're raising a neurodivergent kid, so is the pressure to get it "right." In this episode of Empowering Exceptional Minds, we sit down with a mom and educational therapist Jasleen Kaur Monga to break down how to ease the back-to-school transition without the meltdowns (yours or theirs).We cover:Why the shift back to school hits neurodivergent kids so hardHow to reset sleep & routines gradually (no 90-minute jumps)Writing a teacher introduction letter that actually gets readHow to talk to your kid about school A simple first-two-weeks checklist you can start using todayWhether your kid is 6 or 16, this episode gives you practical, compassionate tools to make September a little easier for everyone. Subscribe for more episodes on raising and advocating for neurodivergent kids.