Some of the questions discussed during the masterclass:

1. My 8 year-old HSC son is settling into a new school this year and things have been going mostly well, although the ‘honeymoon-like’ phase of beginning the school year is starting to fade (ie. special projects, a bit more ‘fun’, etc.).  He is also just starting with RSP work, being pulled out for multiple 30 minute sessions of reading and writing support. I reminded my son this morning that I would be picking him up early for a scheduled appointment.  This led to a pretty strong meltdown as I found out he will be missing beloved “me” time in the classroom and a potential special pull-out with his RSP teacher to do a project.  He strongly does not want to go to the appointment, which I feel is helpful body work for his developing body (and which we do very rarely).  However, he shared that it hurts and is not actually comfortable… I did my best to validate his feelings and listen and to do a little explaining when the crying stopped. I can empathize with how he feels and I want for him to let his disappointment out. However, if I can be totally honest and a bit vulnerable, my emotional immaturity comes out at times like these when I am holding in my frustration that this has to feel so difficult. I try really hard to make these appointments happen because I do truly believe they are more helpful than not in the big picture. But I realize a lot has to do with the fact that I was rarely allowed to express my frustration or disappointment growing up so these feelings are uncomfortable for me.  Any words of wisdom on this and how you might handle the situation?  
2. Is this school a good fit?
3. How to find friends in this new school or new school group?
4. How to deal with multiple distractions in the classroom?
5. Tips for dealing with difficult professors (especially who don't have healthy interpersonal communication skills)?
6. My question is number of hours of sleep for my 15 year old daughter and 12 year old son. My son sleeps at 7pm and wakes up at 6:30am and is best with his brain with those sleep hours. My daughter was sleeping 12 hours until middle school and as a sophomore in high school sleeps at 11:30pm on most nights because she has homework. She is a perfectionist. I am wondering if there is an official test to see if she has OCD. She thinks she is having enough sleep and I do not agree. Her dad is siding with her and it is causing fights