Trusting ourselves as parents

Helm: Routine and Trust

This month has moved fast. Really fast.

Between celebrations, moving campuses, sports schedules, learner presentations, and preparing for summer adventures, routine felt almost impossible to hold onto. But somewhere in the middle of all the chaos, there were also reminders of trust, resilience, community, and what children actually need from us during seasons of change

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And Just Like that…Summer

May came and went… how did this month go by so fast?

One moment it was “hello spring,” and now suddenly it’s “hello summer.”

Our routine got completely shaken up this month. Between tornado warnings, end-of-the-year projects, learner presentations, weekend sports, packing up an entire campus, and preparing for a huge new chapter, life felt a little wild there for a while. Add in preparing for a big adventure to Peru, and honestly, we’ve barely had time to catch our breath.

But somewhere in all of the chaos, something really beautiful happened, too.

As we packed up our campus and moved into our new space, our community showed up in the most incredible way. Families, kids, educators, grandparents, friends — everyone jumped in to help. From loading minivans and trailers to carrying shelves and boxes, to cutting the ribbon at the new campus… it all meant so much. It reminded me, once again, that community matters. People matter. Showing up for one another matters.

And through all of this change, do you know who handled it the best?

The kids.

Because kids are adaptable.
They are resilient.
They figure things out along the way.

Meanwhile, it’s usually us parents pulling our hair out trying to hold everything together and prepare for the next routine.

And now here comes summer.

Are we fully ready for the new rhythm? Probably not. But we’ll do our best, just like we always do.

This summer, let the kids be kids.

Let them slow down.
Let them see you slow down, too.

Go on evening walks.
Spend long afternoons at the pool.
Read books together.
Play board games.
Dance in the kitchen.
Stay outside a little longer.

Whatever your summer looks like, trust that your child is growing through all of it.

What gets me every single time is realizing we only get so many summers with our kids. I feel that deeply these days as my own girls get older.

So let’s make the best of it.

Lean into the new routine.
Trust yourself.
Trust your choices.
Trust that your child does not need perfection to thrive.

And know that you have an entire community behind you.

And I mean that.

We’ve got you.

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