Top 10 Reasons Why Middle Schoolers Procrastinate
“MY LORD, Ashley - that boy is LAZY!” That’s what a former coworker groaned to me about one of the students I worked with pretty regularly. And on the surface, it sure seemed that way. He had a lot of trouble turning things in, required several reminders to get...
My Top Secrets To Boosting Your Middle Schooler’s Focus
One day, I caught Jonas*, a student in my study skills class, watching The Office instead of completing an assignment for his History class. *name totally made up to protect the innocent* I’d only turned away from him for maybe 30 seconds! *face palm* He quickly...
5 Things I Wish People Knew About Middle Schoolers
“You work with middle schoolers? Bless you.” “WHEW - I couldn’t be you. Middle schoolers are crazy.” “OMG you have a 12 year old?? Honey, I’m praying for ya.” “I don’t know how you work with middle schoolers all day.” How often have you heard these statements or...
5 Must Do’s To Make Virtual Learning Suck Less
Virtual learning is tough. Your child is staring at the computer screen, is knee deep in online assignments, is missing their friends, and you’re trying to keep up with your own work at the same time. It’s probably getting easier, but it’s. still. hard. If your middle...
Support Your Tween At School (Without Doing All the Work!)
Hey boo! Hallelujah, holla back - we are in the final stretch of this semester! I am next-level teacher tired right now and I haven’t met a mom this year that isn’t exhausted with trying to help their babies make it through whatever their COVID version of school...
3 Mistakes You’re Making When Helping Your Tween Build Coping Skills for Disappointment
It’s a fact of life that your tween will need to deal with situations that will cause them to feel anger, sadness, and disappointment. In fact, I’d bet that you can think of some times that have already come up. When parenting tweens, it’s normal to have no clue what...
7 Ways to Help Your Middle Schooler with Time Management
Let me guess - you're just about ready to pull your hair out because your child can't keep up with deadlines? Or maybe you just spent another night working on a project the day before it's due - and all the coffee in the world isn't helping you make it through the...
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