4. Back To School with Mom, Working Mom, and Executive Consultant – Dr. Andrea Ramirez

Written By Corey Emory
 
 
 
 
 

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:

Want to talk about life as a traveling executive mom?

DM Dr. Drea on Instagram or LinkedIn

 

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www.couragebecomesher.com

We’d love to hear from you!

 

Production by Studio C Creative Sound



Corey Emory

Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Corey Emory lived in Montana, Oregon, Colorado, and Sri Lanka before settling in a small California beach town. His work has appeared in ZYZZYVA, VietNow Magazine, Windhover Journal, and other literary publications.

As a writer, Emory credits the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Ayn Rand, Flannery O’Connor, and Sylvia Plath as influences, as well as Joan Didion, J. D. Salinger, S. E. Hinton, and Bret Easton Ellis.

Married since 2001, Emory shares his home with his wife and cats.

https://www.coreyemory.com
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