When your child gets hit at school, the advice comes fast—and it’s wildly contradictory. Teach them to fight back. Don’t ever fight back. Tell the teacher. Don’t tattle. Role-play responses. Don’t script anything.

In this episode, I share what it actually felt like navigating that confusion after my six-year-old was hit at school—and how lost I felt trying to find the “right” response. This isn’t an expert guide or a perfect solution. It’s a real story about advocating for your child when you’re unsure, validating their experience without making it worse, working with a school that can’t see everything, and learning to let go of the idea that there’s a single correct answer.

We talk about practical things that helped (and some that didn’t), the fear kids have around tattling, and the hardest part of parenting: doing your best and still not knowing if it made the difference.

This episode is for parents who are trying, worrying, and showing up—without a script.