Does My Child Really Need School? A Positive Start to the School Year for Parents

Every August, the same question rises in thousands of parents’ minds: does my child actually need school? This warm, practical book doesn’t try to convince you either way - instead, it helps you meet the new school year with a clear head and a steady heart, and pass that same calm on to your child.Drawing on twenty years of experience in classrooms and with families, morahleah walks parents through why this doubt appears in the first place, what school genuinely gives a child beyond grades, how to manage your own back-to-school nerves so they don’t become your child’s nerves, gentle ways to prepare a child without overdoing it, how to tell ordinary anxiety from a real signal worth attention, and a simple, doable plan for the first week.With reflection questions in every chapter, a section for different family situations (neurodivergent children, homeschooling families, kids navigating other transitions), and a quick-answer appendix for hard mornings - this is the calm, honest companion every parent needs before the first bell rings.