In Episode 120 of The Couples Expert Podcast Stuart’s guest, Sharmeen Mahmud, is a specialist in working with children, teens and families. She’s worked in the CA school system as a school -based counselor and clinician to help families meet their educational goals for their children for about ten years. Stuart and his guest Sharmeen will be talking about children going back to school; how to maintain a close connection as a couple and still attend to the children’s needs. Listen as Stuart and Sharmeen talk about all aspects of helping children and families adjust to back to school. 

It’s surprising how much anxiety and worry can accompany school prep, both for kids and for their parents. Sharmeen and Stuart discuss how preparedness and realistic expectations can help with these issues both for the parents and the children going to school for the first time. 

On Today’s Podcast: 

• How Sharmeen came into this field at  6:36
• Couples can prepare kids for the school year at 10:39
• Parents can be nervous about their kids going to school at 16:10
• Helping older teens prepare at 18:03
• Homework challenges at 19:55
• When homework is ignored, whose responsibility is it? At 22:11
• How to keep close as a couple at 25:39
• Cultural Diversity and how different cultures relate to back to school at 28:53

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