Trending I coach a couple who questioned if perhaps, they were expecting too much from their 7th-grade son. In the summer following 5th grade their son wanted a cell phone. With promises and hope they agreed that he would earn a phone when he mastered keeping his...
Trending The school’s phone number popped up on my caller ID on that Tuesday, the third week of school. What I didn’t suspect was that it would be the school counselor telling me my daughter had just had an anxiety attack. She explained that Kelsey, my sixth-grader,...
Gratitude from parents this week: Once school starts I won’t miss these texts: Ryan stole my iPad, Emma ate my leftover pizza, Kyle won’t tell me the Wi-Fi password. Stephanie, my carpool partner, is taking the morning run. She alreadygave my sleepy middle...
Tween Times School’s starting, and the contrast between summer’s casualness and school’s structure is palpable. Your child and you are not strangers to this overnight dichotomy. This makes now prime time for chatting about how the school year will play...
Tween Times I am coaching some very cool adolescents this summer. Each one is amazing. Here is one’s story about being bullied. A few of his classmates called him “goat” the year before. He hated it. He felt picked on, embarrassed, and helpless. Some relief came when...
Trust Your Gut Trust your gut We Share This Strength “Mom, the new girl, Lauren, asked me to spend the night tonight. She’s so much fun. Can I? Please?” Anna asks. Her mom’s intuition pings; her stomach twitches; she’s keenly on alert....
