--- title: Worthington Christian School Parent Blog | Lorie Kaufman-Rees description: With degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy and Clinical Counseling as well as over two decades of experience, Lorie is a freelance writer, professional counselor, speaker, and former Care Ministry Pastor at Vineyard Columbus. She and her husband have two young adult children. --- - [VISIT WORTHINGTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL WEBSITE](https://www.worthingtonchristian.com/) - [![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Backgrounds.png) ![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Dark%20Backgrounds.png) ![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Backgrounds.png)](https://www.worthingtonchristian.com/) [![DOWNLOAD VIEWBOOK](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5627441/c9015685-d41c-4099-a319-5e3b3dacf482.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5627441/c9015685-d41c-4099-a319-5e3b3dacf482) - [Ages 3-K Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k) - [Grades 1-5 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5) - [Grades 6-8 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8) - [Grades 9-12 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12) ## Navigating Your Child's Education: Grades 6-8 ## Lorie Kaufman-Rees ![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Author%20Images/Copy%20of%20Blog%20Authors-18.png?width=35&name=Copy%20of%20Blog%20Authors-18.png) With degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy and Clinical Counseling as well as over two decades of experience, Lorie is a freelance writer, professional counselor, speaker, and former Care Ministry Pastor at Vineyard Columbus. She and her husband have two young adult children. Find me on: ## Recent Posts ###### 4 min read ## [Learning to Let Go](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8/learning-to-let-go) By [Lorie Kaufman-Rees](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8/author/lorie-kaufman-rees) on Dec 12, 2019 7:00 PM [![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/Blog%20Feature%20Images/mama.png)](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8/learning-to-let-go) “Mama bear.” It seems to have such a positive connotation at first, doesn’t it? The notion of the protective parent, getting between her (or HIS) babies and any element of danger? But here’s the thing (trigger warning): the key word in that sentence is BABIES. Topics: [Middle School](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8/topic/middle-school) [Parenting](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8/topic/parenting) [Continue Reading](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8/learning-to-let-go) [All posts](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8/all) ### Featured ### SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE MORE HELPFUL ARTICLES FOR NAVIGATING YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION ![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Dark%20Backgrounds.png) Worthington Christian School is Columbus, Ohio's leader in K-12 grade Christian education. - BLOG MENU - [Navigating Ages 3-K](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k) - [Navigating Grades 1-5](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5) - [Navigating Grades 6-8](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8) - [Navigating Grades 9-12](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12) ###### Contact Us 614-431-8215 [info@worthingtonchristian.com](mailto:info@worthingtonchristian.com) 6675 Worthington-Galena Road Worthington, OH 43085 ###### Subscribe ©2020 Worthington Christian School, Inc. All rights reserved.