By September, the new school year energy has usually worn off and reality has set in. New schedules, new teachers, new social dynamics, and a household trying to relearn a routine that fell apart over summer. Parents rarely hear that this transition is hard on them too, not just on the kids. A mother came into a session a few weeks into the school year completely wrung out. Her son was struggling to settle into a routine, fighting getting out of bed on time, melting down over