Report Cards, Friend Groups and School Memories

About this episode

The episode reflects on childhood school experiences and their impact on parenting.

Before we were parents… we were kids sitting in classrooms too. Some of us felt confident. Some of us felt invisible. Some of us learned early that school could feel heavy. We talk about friend groups and social shifts, especially as kids move into the pre-teen and teen years. These transitions can feel big for them and for us. And maybe most importantly, we reflect on how our own school memories still influence the way we parent today, sometimes more than we realize because sometimes parenting brings our own stories back to the surface. This episode is an invitation to pause, reflect, and respond with intention instead of pressure. NEW Episodes will be released every Monday at 10am EST. You can find us on Instagram @ijustsatdown.podcast and let us know which topics you'd like to hear us chat about. Contact us at: ijustsatdownpodcast@gmail.com to collab! We want you to be a guest and have a deeper conversation with us, so let us know what you wanna chat about. *Credit for sound - Success Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/swoop/success License code: PZJKCKVZW0YI8ZQX

People in this episode

Hosts: Desi, Krystal

Topics covered

• school memories
• friend groups
• parenting
• social shifts
• pre-teen transitions

Keywords

• school
• parenting
• friend groups
• memories
• social transitions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Instagram, Uppbeat

Books & works: Success Music

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