{"id":71,"date":"2026-08-20T23:43:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtas.pixelreardon.com\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2026-09-10T03:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:04:35","slug":"one-small-shift-e","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtas.pixelreardon.com\/index.php\/one-small-shift-e\/","title":{"rendered":"One Small Shift &#8211; E"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bde-section-71-178 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-71-179 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-71-180 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"bde-heading-71-181 bde-heading\">\nOne Small Shift\n<\/h1><div class=\"bde-text-71-182 bde-text\">\nA fortnightly practical helper for parents, by Dan & Laura\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-71-183 bde-text\">\nNo long reads, just one practical shift you can try immediately, from two former educators who've been on both sides of the desk. Free, and easy to unsubscribe.\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-71-184 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-button-71-185 bde-button\">\n        \n    \n    \n    \n    \n            \n                    \n            \n            \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <a class=\"breakdance-link button-atom button-atom--custom bde-button__button\" href=\"#shift-sub\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\"  >\n\n    \n        <span class=\"button-atom__text\">Subscribe free<\/span>\n\n        \n        \n                <\/a>\n\n    \n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-71-186 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-71-187 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-71-188 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-71-189 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-71-190 bde-text\">\n\u2726\n<\/div>\n<\/div><h3 class=\"bde-heading-71-191 bde-heading\">\nOne shift at a time\n<\/h3><div class=\"bde-text-71-192 bde-text\">\nEach issue holds a single, practical idea. Small enough to try tonight, real enough to see and feel a change over time.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-71-193 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-71-194 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-71-195 bde-text\">\n\u2661\n<\/div>\n<\/div><h3 class=\"bde-heading-71-196 bde-heading\">\nWarm, never preachy\n<\/h3><div class=\"bde-text-71-197 bde-text\">\nWritten the way we'd talk to a friend at the kitchen table. No jargon, no judgement, no adding to the pressure you already feel.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-71-198 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-71-199 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-71-200 bde-text\">\n\u25f7\n<\/div>\n<\/div><h3 class=\"bde-heading-71-201 bde-heading\">\nEvery second week\n<\/h3><div class=\"bde-text-71-202 bde-text\">\nFortnightly, so it never clutters your inbox. Just a gentle nudge, right when it helps to be reminded you're doing better than you think.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-71-261 bde-text\">\nThe latest issue\n<\/div><h2 class=\"bde-heading-71-259 bde-heading\">\nA taste of what lands in your inbox\n<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-71-256 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-code-block-71-257 bde-code-block\">\n\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widgets.sociablekit.com\/substack-posts\/iframe\/25709845\"  frameborder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"1000px\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-71-203 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-71-204 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-71-205 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-71-206 bde-text\">\nThe latest issue\n<\/div><h2 class=\"bde-heading-71-207 bde-heading\">\nA taste of what lands in your inbox\n<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-71-208 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-71-209 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-71-210 bde-text\">\nOne Small Shift \u00b7 Issue 01\n<\/div><h2 class=\"bde-heading-71-211 bde-heading\">\nThe question that isn't nagging\n<\/h2><div class=\"bde-text-71-212 bde-text\">\nHow to ask about school without your teenager hearing pressure.\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-71-213 bde-text\">\nYou know the moment. They're home, the bag's on the floor, and before you've even decided to, you've asked it. \"Have you done your homework?\" We ask because we care. But what we mean and what they hear are often two different messages. They don't hear the care. They hear a checkpoint.\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-71-214 bde-text\">\nSo here's the small move. Swap the question that checks up for one that opens up. Instead of \"have you done it,\" try \"what's been the hardest thing to get your head around this week?\" It's after the same territory, but it hands them the wheel.\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-71-215 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-71-216 bde-text\">\nThe one small shift this week\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-71-217 bde-text\">\nSwap one \"have you done it?\" for one \"what's it actually like right now?\" Ask it once, then stop talking and listen.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-71-218 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-button-71-219 bde-button\">\n        \n    \n    \n    \n    \n            \n                    \n            \n            \n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <a class=\"breakdance-link button-atom button-atom--custom bde-button__button\" href=\"https:\/\/muchmorethanascore.substack.com\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\"  >\n\n    \n        <span class=\"button-atom__text\">Read the full issue on Substack<\/span>\n\n        \n        \n                <\/a>\n\n    \n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-71-220 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-71-221 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-71-222 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-71-223 bde-text\">\nThe archive\n<\/div><h2 class=\"bde-heading-71-224 bde-heading\">\nCatch up on past shifts\n<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-71-225 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-71-226 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-71-227 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-71-228 bde-text\">\nIssue 01 \u00b7 The grind\n<\/div><h3 class=\"bde-heading-71-229 bde-heading\">\nThe question that isn't nagging\n<\/h3><div class=\"bde-text-71-230 bde-text\">\nHow to ask about school without your teenager hearing pressure.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-71-231 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-71-232 bde-text\">\n\u2192\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-71-233 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-71-234 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-71-235 bde-text\">\nIssue 02\n<\/div><h3 class=\"bde-heading-71-236 bde-heading\">\n[Next issue title]\n<\/h3><div class=\"bde-text-71-237 bde-text\">\n[One-line summary, pulled from Substack.]\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-71-238 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-71-239 bde-text\">\n\u2192\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-71-240 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-71-241 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-71-242 bde-text\">\nIssue 03\n<\/div><h3 class=\"bde-heading-71-243 bde-heading\">\n[Issue title]\n<\/h3><div class=\"bde-text-71-244 bde-text\">\n[One-line summary.]\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-71-245 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-71-246 bde-text\">\n\u2192\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-71-247 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-globalblock-71-263 bde-globalblock\"><div class=\"bde-div-104-100-104-1 bde-div bde-div-104-100\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-104-101-104-1 bde-text bde-text-104-101\">\nOne Small Shift\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-104-102-104-1 bde-div bde-div-104-102\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-104-103-104-1 bde-heading bde-heading-104-103\">\nGet the next issue in your inbox\n<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-104-104-104-1 bde-div bde-div-104-104\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-104-105-104-1 bde-text bde-text-104-105\">\nOne practical idea to support you or your child without the pressure, every fortnight Join the parents and people already reading.\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-104-106-104-1 bde-div bde-div-104-106\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-form-builder-104-107-104-1 bde-form-builder bde-form-builder-104-107\">\n\n<form id=\"shift-sub\" class=\"breakdance-form breakdance-form--horizontal\" data-options=\"{&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;custom&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;One Small Shift&quot;,&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mtas.pixelreardon.com\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php&quot;,&quot;clearOnSuccess&quot;:true,&quot;hideOnSuccess&quot;:false,&quot;successMessage&quot;:&quot;Thanks. 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