This episode may contain explicit language.

Welcome to Karen Feeding, the show that's as honest and messy as parenting itself.

I'm Elizabeth Newkamp. I write the homeschool and family travel blog, Dutch Dutch goose.

I'm the mom to Henry who's 13, Oliver who's 11, and Teddy who's 8. We are currently in Atlanta, Georgia.

I'm Zach Rosen. I make another podcast. It's called The Festifyice Show. I am Dad, Noah, he just turned eight, and Ami, who's about to turn five. We are back in Detroit. Welcome back to the U.S. of America. Thank you. Thank you. I'm Lucy Lopez. I host another podcast as well, The Cicca Rica. I'm mother to Amelia, who's 15,

Avery who's 12, and we live in Mayan.

Well, this week, instead of taking a listener question, we're digging into some of our own

back-to-school challenging.

And we're not doing it alone. We've got Scotty Weintraub with us. She's the creator of

Reframe Parenting and works with families to turn school stress into something more manageable.

She's going to help us think through what this transition really looks like and how to advocate for our kids.

Yeah, so stick around. You don't want to miss it.

We're here with Scotty Weintraub, creator of Refram Parenting and the host of The Unlocking School Success Podcast.

Scotty is a parenting coach who helps families navigate the school system, offering tools and strategies so parents can advocate effectively for their kids.

We couldn't have you here at a better time as we're all heading back to school. And our listeners who've been with us before know that Zach and Lucy have both been

dealing with some back to school struggles of their own.

So we thought this would be the perfect time to bring you in.

They're going to share what's going on in their families. And then we're hoping that you can give us some ideas on how they can handle those challenges. And then after that, we're actually just going to get some general advice on moving through transitions and the type of work that you do. Does that sound good? That sounds great. Thanks for having me.

Yeah, we're so excited. All right. Well, Zach, you are back in the U.S. The kids have started school?

They have been there for four hours. Today was day one. We got back to the state, Scotty, on Saturday.

We are recording this on Tuesday, and we have since dropped the kids off at school.

It was two different schools in our neighborhood, one of which my daughter Noah, who just

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