My Creator's Special Note to Parents

Don't overlook the simple things that save your child.

Listen, I need to tell you something important about these bridges. They look easy—almost too easy—and that's exactly why you might be tempted to overlook them. Please don't.

Think back to when your child was learning to walk. Remember those safety nets you put around the garden? Those simple plastic gates? They may look ordinary, but they keep your child safe. They help kids find their balance and grow strong enough to play without falling. The Bridge Suite™ operates the same way. These 5-minute activities act as a safety net for your child. They help your child build strength to meet school’s demands.

Each minute in these bridges has a specific purpose, a goal you need to understand. When I say "5 minutes," I'm not being arbitrary. Yes, you might improvise the first time and spend a bit longer - that's fine. But please don't substitute the elements, because each one chases a specific outcome. Your child needs to reconnect to their abilities and confidence. Here's what schools won't tell you: the difficulty of homework is NOT a measurement of your child's abilities. Not at all.

Magic takes time, but it happens when you support your child's abilities. Encourage their motivation to try again and again. My bridges help them not to give up. This is THE most important lesson your child must learn during their first four years at school. Everything else will follow naturally.

You see, the prize in this contest isn't first place, second place, or third place. Think of it like a marathon - the win is to finish, not to give up along the way. That's what matters in grades 1 through 4. From 5th grade on, your child will step up. They’ll discover what they want and learn to put in effort to reach their goals. But right now? Right now, they must not disconnect from their natural way of learning. They must build their intrinsic motivation.

Trust me when I tell you this: School doesn't care about this connection. School doesn't have time to teach this. This is why stressed teachers say, "I am not their mother or father - they have a family to support them. My job here is to follow the program." They're drowning in their own impossible demands.

It’s your job to tap into your natural parenting instincts. Continue guiding your child in learning about the world, just as you have since day one. Yes, I know that many parents let nannies and kindergartens handle key parts of learning about the world. But often that becomes the road to these current school issues. Yet, you can change that path now.

Let me share something from my 30 years of practice. Do you want to know the truth about families like this? Parents often say, "Look at those kids. They're doing so well. Maybe our child isn't clever enough." But many of these "successful children" didn't even go to college. They learned to comply, not to learn. They mastered worksheets, not life.

The Connection Crisis™ fosters a misleading belief. This is especially hard on families facing poverty or other difficulties. This conviction builds layer by layer—that your kid is failing, that it's always the others who do well. But this conviction is a lie. Your child isn't failing. They're just disconnected from their natural brilliance.

So please, trust me and make your daily life easier and happier with these bridges. You have nothing to lose - you can only win. The examples I share help you refocus on age-appropriate activities. Why? Our busy modern life, filled with computers and phones, makes us miss important things.

Start building that bridge to your child's confidence and their trust in you. Your child will listen more to your homework explanations as time goes on. They start having more desire to try what you suggest. They begin to believe in themselves again.

These simple 5 minutes aren't just activities. They're your child's safety net while they grow strong enough to succeed on their own terms. Don't overlook them because they seem easy. The simplest tools often create the most profound transformations.

Welcome to the I'd Rather Be Studying Repertoire™, where learning becomes human again.

Start tonight. Set your timer. Sit beside, not across. Watch what five minutes of connection can do.

With your Bridge Suite™ subscription at www.idrather.study, you get new bridges every week on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Each bridge is built from the struggles families face, as per my daily research findings. Join to be part of the resolutions you need. When you stop counting tears and start building bridges, everything changes.