![]() ![]() One of my favorite things about the past few years has been the new book series, creative apps, music, and random facts that I’ve learned about from my kids. Tell me about something that you think is amazing. Here are eight ideas you can use as jumping-off points. Start the new school year off strong by committing to one meaningful conversation a week with the middle school student in your life. ![]() Yet if you’re like me, thoughtful conversations can be a challenge in the midst of daily logistics about carpooling and homework. Tweet: "One of my favorite things about my kids getting older is that our conversations get richer and more thoughtful." Technology changes so fast that we have to keep “updating our operating system” as parents desperately trying to navigate it.īut one of my favorite things about my kids getting older is that our conversations get richer and more thoughtful. Homework solutions that fit one kid may not fit another. Instead, the milestones in our parental awareness were things like first steps and first day of Kindergarten.Įven if it’s not your first time having a middle schooler in your life, each year and each child brings their own unique challenges. Worrying about the first days of middle school may seem quaint if we look back on this transition from the daunting world of high school or college “firsts.” But as my oldest entered middle school, I was not comparing it to first driver’s license or first days of college. Cell phones, parties, walking around town without an adult … Is that even legal? Questions I have about my middle schooler. The days of wiggling loose teeth, playing pretend, and welcoming me home from work by running towards me full-throttle to wrap me in a hug are giving way to assertions of “Mom, I know.” And requests like, “Please don’t get out of the car at school, Dad.”Īnd the questions. And I don’t think I’m alone in that experience. The transition from elementary to middle school was tough for me to wrap my mind-and heart-around. Last summer as my oldest child approached her first year of middle school, I was having all the feels, as they say. And join us again soon for more great conversation starters from our Tell me more blog post series. Know someone navigating a new parenting phase this fall? Share this list (consider pairing it with a coffee gift card!) to help family and friends grow together as their kids grow up. ![]()
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