Reposting an episode from last summer about transitioning to middle school. In addition to my chat with parent Erin Dirvonas, I’m reflecting on how my son did during his first year. Listening to this again, it’s amazing how much stuff that she mentioned also came up for us. Is your child heading into middle school? Get prepped with this episode.

Topics

• The sixth-grade experience
• Similarities to Elementary?
• Teacher Communication
• Developing Independence
• Lunch Questions
• Dealing with the locker
• Time Management
• Learning to speak for yourself
• Picking an instrument
• All the girls
• Changing throughout the year/ grades
• What to prepare for ahead of time
• Learning to contemplate and expand ideas
• Devices and social media
• Parenting through middle school