Letting Go and Leaning In: Parenting Kids Through Transitions

In this episode of Raising the Next Gen, we talk with Paula Odland, a licensed marriage and family therapist, about one of the biggest challenges parents face: transitions.From preschool to kindergarten, elementary to middle school, high school to launching young adults, Paula helps parents understand what’s really happening emotionally during these seasons of change. We explore why transitions can bring anxiety, resistance, or big emotions — and how parents and caregivers can support kids without rushing them or taking over.This conversation offers practical insight for helping kids build resilience, confidence, and emotional health as they move into new stages of life, while also naming what’s hard for parents when it feels like everything is changing.www.raisingthenextgen.org