Today is Saturday, July 26th. As we enter the last week in July, we hope today's episode helps parents take advantage of the final stretch of summer. Because let's face it, summer comes with all kinds of pressure, to make magical memories, to prevent the summer slide, to work, to play, to be present all at once. Today, we're talking about what really matters with Lizzie Asa, a parenting strategist

and founder of the workspace for children. Her upcoming book is called But I'm Bored, and she's built

a popular community on Substack helping parents of young kids create calm, connection, and independent

play without losing themselves in the process. From creating ice cream truck confidence to how to use

screen time to setting up your vacation to actually get a break. She's here with practical tips,

gentle reminders, and a few myth-busting truths to help you feel a little more grounded and get

your kids ready for school in a way you might not have considered. Welcome, welcome to the Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday, when we sit down with a different

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I'm Erica Mandy.

It's time for today's special edition

Saturday. You ready? Let's do this. Lizzie Asa, thank you so much for joining us here on

the Newsworthy. Glad to be here. So, as we're halfway through summer now, I was thinking about that

there can be pressure from all sides, as

there are with a lot of things with parenting, but especially for summertime for kids.

You know, on one hand, there's this online trend we've seen about a 90s summer where kids roam

free. On the other hand, there's the so-called summer slide where kids can fall behind academically. So how do you

like to think about it? I love to reframe the summer slide for parents, and I just like to pose this

question for the families that I work with. What if our kids aren't falling behind, and they're really

just having summer as an opportunity to learn differently? Because real growth doesn't only happen in the classroom. It happens when they're really just having summer as an opportunity to learn differently because real growth doesn't only happen in the classroom.

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