By October, 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 get told that this transition is stressful for them too, not just for the kids. A mother came into a session a few weeks into the school year completely wrung out. Her daughter was struggling to settle back into a routine, refusing to get out of bed on tim