Preparing for Back to School Transitions
Join me for a free, live session on helping your gifted or twice-exceptional child move back into the school year with less overwhelm and a lot more calm.
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Going back to school asks a lot of 2e kids
For a lot of gifted and twice-exceptional kids, heading back to school isn't just a change of schedule. It's a full-body adjustment, and it can wear them down before the first bell even rings.
Sensory overload
New classrooms, louder hallways, itchy clothes, and constant noise. The sensory load of a school building can drain your child before the day has even started.
Executive function strain
Remembering the binder, starting the homework, tracking the due date. The invisible work of getting organized gets a lot harder when the whole routine resets at once.
Anxiety around the shift
After a summer of freedom, sliding back into structure, schedules, and homework can bring a wave of worry that shows up as meltdowns, stalling, or shutting down.
What we'll cover together
I'll walk you through what actually helps in these first few weeks, so you can set your child up before the stress builds instead of scrambling after it does.
- How to tell the difference between "won't" and "can't" when your child resists the morning routine, and why it changes everything you do next.
- Simple, low-effort ways to rebuild structure at home without turning your house into a battleground.
- What to say to teachers so your child gets the right support early, before small struggles snowball into big ones.
- How to protect your own calm when the transition gets bumpy, because your steadiness is the thing your child leans on most.
If you want to go deeper after the call, I have a full course for that too. The live session stands on its own, and it's completely free.
Hi, I'm Julie
I'm Julie Skolnick, founder of With Understanding Comes Calm and author of Gifted and Distractible, published by Penguin Random House. I spend my days helping parents understand their twice-exceptional kids, and helping those kids feel seen, supported, and genuinely capable.
I'm also a parent of three 2e kids myself, so I know this season from both sides. Come spend a focused hour with me, and let's get your family ready for this one together.
Let's make this transition an easier one
Tuesday, August 25 at 1:00 PM EDT. It's free, it's live, and it's built for parents like you.
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