Back to school anxieties with Mia Mbroh
Pardon the Mess with Scarlet Hiltibidal - Christian Motherhood, Biblical Parenting, Raising Christian Kids
Scarlet Hiltibidal and Christian Parenting
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🗓️ 11 August 2022
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
I remember as a kid having a range of emotions the night before school started. I would lay in bed with questions swirling like…
Did I pick the right back to school shoes?
Will my friends still like me?
Is Mrs. Smith as mean as everyone says?
Will my favorite lunch table have enough seats?
Will the coach yell at me again for being the slowest to run the mile in PE? (oh wait, maybe that’s just me)
Whether or not our kids are willing to admit it, they are facing some of the same back to school jitters that we did. Even harder are some of the safety concerns they face that undoubtedly weigh on them this time of year.
Mia Mbroh is with us today and as a licensed counselor, she’s worked in private practice as well as in school settings. She’s helping us navigate some key areas of concern including school safety, friendships, bullying, and academics.
She has a good word on how our families can rewrite the narrative when it comes to what matters in school and how we will represent our faith this year.
Take a few minutes to listen to Mia’s great words for back to school, and then share it with a friend.
Also, we’re gearing up our Monday prayer podcasts in September so be sure to grab a copy of A Parent’s Prayer Guide: Key Psalms to Pray Over Your Kids if you haven't already!
Resources from today's show:
Be sure to check out A Sticky Story by Mia Mbroh. You can get your copy by emailing her directly at mia@miambroh.com.
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| 0:00.0 | Christian Parenting |
| 0:02.0 | This is Cynthia Yannoff and you're listening to Pardon the Mess. |
| 0:16.0 | Each week we have honest discussions about the ups and downs of parenting and the lessons God is teaching us along the way. It's real, it's fun, and it's biblical. Life is messy. Don't walk |
| 0:26.1 | the parenting road alone. Hey guys, welcome to Pardon the mess. I'm glad you're with us. |
| 0:34.1 | We are talking about back to school, which is hard to believe. And I don't know which |
| 0:38.0 | camp you're in. Usually people are in the camp of either it went too fast and I don't want |
| 0:42.1 | somewhere to end or they're in the other camp of who we need routine and schedule. It is far past |
| 0:47.1 | time. I'm actually right in between the two of those. Part of me is like, it went too fast because |
| 0:51.8 | I'm sending a college kid back to school and you know, that's sad. But then part of me is like, it went too fast because I'm sending a college kid back to school. And, you know, that's sad. |
| 0:55.2 | But then part of me is like, oh, it is time. |
| 0:57.2 | It's time for these people to have structure and routine, mostly myself. |
| 1:01.4 | So either way, we're going to do this. |
| 1:02.9 | And Mia Ambrow is with us today. |
| 1:04.3 | She is a licensed counselor. |
| 1:06.1 | She has worked in private practice. |
| 1:07.5 | She has also worked in schools for many years and she is going to talk with |
| 1:12.1 | us about the different anxieties our kids are facing with back to school. It made me think of |
| 1:16.2 | going back to school myself all those years ago. And I remember always having that pit in my stomach |
| 1:20.3 | of, I hope I still have friends and do I have the right back to school shoes, all those things. |
| 1:25.0 | And our kids have those same anxieties and more sophisticated |
| 1:28.6 | anxieties that we're going to talk about, everything from school safety and school shootings |
| 1:32.7 | and how do we discuss that with them? Also, things like class lists when we're not in the class |
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