The Magic Hair Bow

Allison has been back at school for two weeks now. I was worried how she would do going back. The first half of the year was quite an adjustment for her. She was still trying to get used to being at school for six hours. It was always a struggle to get her up and dressed in the morning and out the door without a frown on her face. The poor girl still won't walk into school and down to her classroom by herself - she's scared of being run over by the big kids (she waits until one of her classmates arrives to walk with her). During bedtime I often asked her why she didn't like school and she responded "Because I'm worried I won't get all my work done." I told her not to worry about it, she can always finish her work at home. She still seemed worried, so I told her we could set up a conference with her teacher so we could all talk about it to try and ease her concerns. So I was kind of dreading sending her back. I figured we'd have to start all over again. The day before she went back, we happened to be out and about when she came upon this:

Looks like a simple hair bow, but it's oh so much more. Since the owner was nowhere to be found, I told her she could keep it. Little did I know how much difference this little hair bow would make. The next day (Allison's first day back to school), Allison wanted to wear the hair bow, so I said okay (after a thorough cleaning of it of course). What I thought would be a tough morning turned out to be just fine. Allison went to school without a fuss. When she came home, I asked her how her day was. She said "It was good. My magic hair bow helped me finish all my work!" I did end having a conference with her teacher last week to talk about various things, but Allison was no longer worried about finishing her work. She told her teacher all about the magic hair bow and how it helps her finish her work. Now if only we could find a magic hair bow to give her to confidence to walk into the school and down to her classroom by herself. If anyone has seen one, let me know.