Parent’s Guide to Middle School
Middle school is such a big change from elementary school. Students switch classes hourly. They can join clubs and school team. Expectations are high from the teachers and admin. There is much more student responsibility. The posts in Parent’s Guide to Middle School are all helpful information towards success during these years, as well as starting to think ahead to what your student’s future might look like.
Parent’s Guide to Middle School
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Parent’s Guide to Middle School: Parenting
Parenting preteens and teens is not for the weak of heart. These posts can give some help and guidance to parents in the middle of these days.
Parenting Rules For Teens
Do you find yourself yelling at your kids all the time? Are they ignoring you? Do they spend all of their time on games and other devices? Have they stopped showing you any respect?
How To Say No To Your Teenager
It takes a lot of strength to say “no” in the face of major teen drama-and there will be drama if you use that BAD word. Stick to your guns, and just say no to your teenager-they might thank you later!
15+ Best Books For Parents Of Middle Schoolers
What Are The Best Books For Parents of Middle Schoolers? Are you looking for the best books for parents of middle schoolers? We have you covered! We asked parents what was the most useful, most helpful, best book for these years. Here are ideas for more than 30 great books for parenting a middle schooler
Parent’s Guide to Middle School: Back to School
The start of the year in middle school can look a lot different than it did in elementary school. Read these posts for a little insight into what you can expect. Remember that you need to stay in conversation with your student and let them know you care more than ever!
9 Tips For Middle School Success
Your child leaves elementary school, and has three years to be ready for high school! How is this possible? Here are some hard-won lessons learned from getting our kids through these years for middle school success.
The Big List of Back to School Resources for Parents of Teens
Back to School Resources for parents of middle school and high school students. Senior year expenses, college preparation, parenting, and more.
Parent’s Guide to Middle School: Scholarships (You Can Start in Middle School!)
You might think that there are no scholarships available for middle schoolers, but you would be wrong. They are more difficult to find, but, they are out there, and very worth searching for. It’s also a great time to make a game plan for when there will be much more available in a just a couple of years!
Best Resources for a Scholarship Search
The best resources for a scholarship search can be overwhelming. This post is to help you find different options that will help you along the way as you and your student search for scholarship opportunities.
How2WinScholarships Review: NPP Reports
Our NPP How2WinScholarships review has some answers for you. Do you want to know how to help your child find and get scholarships? Did you know that there are so many places to look?
The Scholarship System Review
The Scholarship System Review. Tips for creating a plan for applying for scholarships and how to win scholarships to pay for college.
How To Win Scholarships Now: 9 Tips and Tricks
Are you wondering how to win scholarships? How does the scholarship process work? How do you get scholarships? When should I start looking?
Parent’s Guide to Middle School: Future Preparation
The sky is the limit on what the future might hold for your middle schooler. The thing is that you can never be too prepared. Lots of conversations about options, as well as good information about what they are interested in, might be good at, and how to get there need to start now. Things can and will change, but definitely start these conversations now when there is still a lot of time.
10 Best Future Career Quizzes for Teens
Are you wanting to help your middle schooler, high schooler, or teen find the right career for their future? These 10 best career quizzes will help them find their path.
90+ High-Paying Career Alternatives to College
Not everyone goes to college. Not everyone needs to go to college. But what are the alternatives to college? Will my child be able to support themselves without a college degree?
The answer is a resounding “yes!” Read Mel and her son’s story about why he skipped out on the opportunity costs of college and chose an alternative education, training, and career.
7 Important Opportunity Costs of College
The opportunity cost of college is lost earned income, being behind in savings, and having little to no job experience upon graduation.
How To Get Ready For College: What To Know!
How to get ready for college? -That is a question easily answered with conversations that you can have with your child over their teenage years!
4 Must-Have College Search Books
Preparing for College is an exciting and sometimes anxiety inducing endeavor. There are tests to take and applications to complete, then there are dorm items to buy and roommates to find. All 3 of my children are now college graduates. These are the books we used to guide us through the process.
Parent’s Guide to Middle School: Paying for College
If college is going to be your child’s path, here is some information to consider.
Prevent Student Loan Debt: Things to Know
Does your child’s future include college? One big reason to begin making plans for college is MONEY!!! We tried to help our kids as they went through high school and college, by helping them to prevent student loan debt or at least reducing it for them.
Parent’s Guide to Middle School: Teen Stress
Stress starts so young these days. I teach 5th grade, and the things many of these kids are dealing with are unbelievably stressful. Your home life might be great, but there is social media, self stressing, things they have seen on t.v., and so much more!
10 Ways to Create a Stress Reducing Toolkit
Stress gets a bad rap today, but did you know that it is our body’s natural reaction to events where we feel threatened or perceive danger? When we lived in caves, stress was the bodily function that saved lives. It was the way that we honed reactions to situations that felt out-of-control. Here are 10 ways to create a stress reducing toolkit for a better peace of mind!
Ways To Help A Stressed Out Teen
So, you have a stressed out teen… Here are some to help a stressed out teen in overwhelming times. (I first wrote this back in April of 2020 on my old website Parenting High Schoolers. Some things have changed. Some have not. These tips for checking with your teen’s mental health are possibly more important
Final Thoughts for Parent’s Guide to Middle School
We hope these posts help ease you into these teenage years. Middle school is a pivotal era in your teen’s life. It’s a great time to try things out in a fairly safe place. Grades don’t count yet, and the pressure of high school team competition is not there yet either. Enjoy these years, but use them to prepare for what is next.
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