ASK LIZZIE: Why is my child a complete disaster after school?
The Current is proud to welcome new columnist Lizzie Assa, founder of The Workspace for Children, a parenting strategist, play expert and mother of three who lives in Marblehead. Read more about Lizzie at the end of the column.
Dear Lizzie: We're a couple of weeks into the school year, and my son is a complete disaster area each afternoon when he gets home. Is he learning terrible new habits at school? What the heck is happening? Help!
Hi reader,
If you were to glance into houses throughout your neighborhood, I suspect you'd witness a similar situation unfolding in numerous households during the initial weeks of school. You're not the only one experiencing this, and there's a specific term for such challenges. It's called "restraint collapse."
Before you worry, “restrain...