Trying to convince a middle schooler to listen to you can be frustrating. They begin to pull away, don’t…
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Getting Through Middle School (Mostly) Unscathed
Seventh Grade, man…*sigh* Where do I begin? I’m not too old to remember that middle school can be a…
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An 8th Grader Shares His Thoughts on the Quarantine
** We asked some 8th graders from Golf Middle School, in a suburb of Chicago, to share their thoughts with…
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Dear Daughter, Sometimes a Friend is Not Really a Friend
A running theme I’ve noticed is that when one of my daughters maintains a friendship with a “friend” caught…
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4 Things You Should Know – From a Middle School Teacher
Dear Moms~ You’ve done it. Another semester is wrapping up and all eyes are focused on Christmas break. My high-school…
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Dear Son as You Start Eighth Grade
To my teen starting eighth grade, You just started eighth grade and this will be an exciting year for you!…
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Top 4 Things Your Kid’s Middle School Teacher Wants You to Know
Dear Moms~ You’ve done it. Another summer is wrapping up and all eyes are focused on the first…
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Middle School Forces Your Child to Face Fear and Walk Through to the Other Side
All Our Kids Will Face the Mighty Power of Fear My sixth-grade son stood on stage to sing a…
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My Daughter’s Transition to Middle School Broke My Heart A Little
My Daughter’s Graduation Was Exciting for Her, But Excruciating For Me As the principal’s speech moved to the fifth-grade class,…
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Spotting Friend-Posers: How to Teach Tween Girls to Identify Bad Friendships
In the not-so-distant past, I used to take my two daughters out to the local diner to “catch up”…
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