S5 Ep 14 Parenting Series: COVID & Public School

What kind of relationship do you have with the public school
system?  Does it give you anxiety?  Do you feel like
you are always trying to advocate for your child- especially if
you relocate a lot?  What if we could all work together
(better) just a little bit more? What if (like any other
relationship) we listened more and built a relationship of
understanding?


I invited Dr. Keith Mispagel, superintendent of Fort Leavenworth
School District 207 to the podcast. He has a doctorate in
military child transition and studied what kids need to be
resilient and thrive academically.  Even more, his district
transitions almost 1,200 new military families every summer for
the Command and General Staff College that teaches some of our
military's most competitive officers  To put it plainly, he
is a rockstar leading his staff in welcoming and helping children
of all ages transition only to do it all again the next
year.  I can honestly say it was the best year ever for my
kids (who were weary of transition as it was).  He is now
teaching other districts how to build better relationships with
military parents and kids.


Listen in as we talk about the school-parent relationship and
what the public schools are going through to make the next year a
safer one for our kids.


 


If you are interested in strengths coaching, please make an
appointment at www.corieweathers.com 


Find resources (including the Lifegiver Newsletter) for your
service marriage at www.life-giver.org


Interested in joining the Lifegiver Facebook group to discuss
this episode and more?  Click here.


Interested in giving back?  Donate a couple of dollars to
the podcast at Patreon.


Music by Rudy Vaughn