My son is moving from a small private school to a large public one. As a school counselor, this is how I'm easing the transition.

The author said her son (not shown) is transitioning from a small private school to a large public high school this fall. Rawpixel/Getty Images After nine years at a small private school, my son starts public high school this fall. Professionally, I'm a middle school counselor, so I've been working to make his transition easy. We've had an intentionally low-key summer and tried to make connections before the first day. As a parent of an incoming high school freshman, I want to do all I can ...