Back to School or Starting School... and all the emotions to go with it!
The start of the school year almost feels like more of a new year than actual New Year to me. I love the feeling of Autumn in the air (not the most popular opinion), a new chapter beginning, the feeling of possibility, and of course new stationery!
We're all ready to get back into the routine of school this end after a fun but packed Summer holiday. It might be your little one's first day and I remember how that felt... I quite unexpectedly was 'that' parent in tears having their child (also in tears) removed from them by a teacher. This wasn't the first day, that had gone quite to plan, no this was day 2 when she realised this was going to be a regular thing.
Be kind to yourself. Allow yourself to celebrate them being back or starting, the holidays are long and can be hard and the routine of school can be wonderful but also it's okay to be sad, our little ones going into a world without us can feel daunting for us as well as them.