Hi, I'm Rina Ninean and this is Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.

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brand new YouTube channel, Ask Lisa Podcast. Episode 17 it, but summer should have started three weeks ago.

Oh, man, is that the truth? We are so close on our end. And as much as I love making my kid breakfast before school, I also love it when she sleeps in and I get to enjoy my coffee a little longer.

Tell me about it. The summer, the school rush in the morning is really something. But I wanted to get a

take from you, Lisa, your hot take on how you want us to think about this summer and what should

parents focus on. I know I'm struggling right now. I feel like my kids are middle school. They

need to be focusing on

a little bit of academics more so than they normally have in the past. But what's really important

when it comes to the summer? Okay. First of all, I love summer. I've always loved summer. And for me,

I think it's a time of restoration. It's a giant reset. And, Rina, I've been thinking about this.

Like, if we're going to get serious about restoration, we probably need a corny acronym to help us.

I love a good acronym. That's how I got through school.

Okay. So I came up with this corny one. And I actually Googled it because I was like,

somebody else's thought of this, but weirdly somebody else hadn't. And the acronym is S-U-N-S-U-N-S-N. And there's three things that I think

if we focus on them this summer for ourselves and our kids, they apply to everyone. I think

everyone's going to come out of the summer feeling fabulously restored.

That's so great. So tell me what they are. Okay. So S, no surprise here, sleep.

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