Mom to 2nd and 6th grade girls, and Executive Consultant for Carter Baldwin, Dr. Andrea Ramirez, shares her wisdom for helping make the back-to-school experience successful and meaningful, especially as a traveling executive without family living nearby.

• Cast a vision with the girls about doing their very best in school as a means of loving God
• Have traditions that signify the beginning of the new year
• Speak blessing over the girls
• Prepare for the year ahead of time to inspire them and talk about their concerns
• Talk and pray each night about their experiences and learnings
• Affirm their strengths and uniquenesses
• Review the week ahead of time with your kids
• Use technology to connect daily when traveling
• Invite your kids into your work experiences and have them travel with you
• Have rules and boundaries identified for traveling
• Create community where you live, especially if you don’t have family living nearby
• Have weekly planning meetings with your spouse
• Identify where you need to say no so that you can stay committed to your family
• Let go of the expectations of work-life balance in seasons where it is simply not possible
• Look for opportunities to connect, even if it’s a short phone call, or FaceTime, or connecting in the work parking lot for a few minutes
• Use checklists and have regular established routines

Andrea’s husband, Fabian Ramirez, speaks at schools across the country about bullying and substance abuse – if you’re interested in having him come to your kid’s school, you can reach out to him through his website.

Also, their 6th grader wrote a book about kindness - check it out here.

Dr. Drea and I talk about some fabulous resources and tools:

• Marco Polo
• Whitney English – great lists and checklists
• Figure out your love language by getting this book
• Comedian – Nate Bargatze
• The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom

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