This week on The Mom Game, Julie and Emily are talking about the pressure parents feel to make sure their kids are keeping up academically. With kids in 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th grade between them, they are experiencing just about every stage of the school years at once.

Do you test early and try to catch potential issues before they become bigger problems? Do you push when you know your child is capable of more? Or are there times when the best thing you can do is back off and give them room to figure it out?

When so much of life is spent managing kids, work, practices, games, appointments, and everyone else’s needs, it can be surprisingly hard to stop and think about your own goals and what you want your next chapter to look like.

What You’ll Hear

• How much parents should really worry about academics
• Knowing when to push your child and when to back off
• Whether testing kids early is helpful or just creates more stress
• The different challenges that come with elementary, middle and high school
• The Cowboys loss that definitely required a vent session
• The end of the Rangers season
• Their unexpectedly emotional reaction to Justin Verlander’s retirement
• Emily teasing some new job news
• The latest tween Instagram pose taking over their feeds
• Julie’s growing frustration with Rivals.com
• The very important debate over babysitter cancellation fees

A Conversation We Loved

The question at the center of this week’s episode is one a lot of moms can probably relate to: When it comes to your kids, are you more likely to step in early when you see a potential problem, or do you try to give them space to work through it first? Watch the full episode and let us know where you land.

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