Written By Therapist: Amunn Jaffery I recently worked with a parent who became emotional while talking about their child’s upcoming transition to high school. It’s an understandably scary and unpredictable time since social and academic pressures increase, routines change, and expectations continue to rise. Beneath the fear was a familiar worry many parents carry: “What if my child fails?” What stood out to me was not the fear itself, but how certain well-intentioned parentin