By Debra Caffrey Dear Son, As You Move on from Middle School
When you were almost two years old, we were driving home from the library and a song that used to…
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By Amy Keyes The Power of One Friend Who Gets You
When I was 10, my biggest concern in life was making the soccer team. My best friend Joie’s was saving…
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By Her View From Home Dear Teachers, Thank You for Building Our Kids Up
Teachers, thank you for all you do for our kids and for the ways you build them up. This past…
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By Krystal Sieben Middle School Kids Are Actually Pretty Great
I taught middle school during COVID . . . sounds scary, I know. Much of the year was online, and…
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Middle School Me Would be Prescribed Diet Pills Today and It Makes Me Feel Sick
In middle school, I once opened a letter from the school addressed to my parents. These envelopes usually contained progress…
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By Jessica Wanner Please Let This Be the Year His Classmates Come to His Birthday Party
I’m a proud mother of three pretty amazing kids, one of whom has special needs. My son is your “typical”…
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By Lindsey Goldstein Dear 6th Grade, Please Be Kind to My Tween
Dear 6th grade, Here’s the thing. Not only is it hard to be a pre-teen, but a pre-teen who just…
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By Maralee Bradley Hey Tweens and Teens—You Can Trick-or-Treat at My House
When I was a kid, my parents had a definite cutoff age for trick-or-treating. As we entered the middle school…
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By Lauren Elizabeth Miller Dear Daughter, Here’s How You Avoid Middle School Drama
“Mom, people keep telling me to be ready for the drama in middle school, and I don’t like it.” My…
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God Bless the Middle School Teachers Who Love Our Tweens and Teens
I keep seeing articles about kindergartners heading off to school for the first time, and parents are feeling all the…
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By Katarina Bohn Please Don’t Comment on My Son’s Size—He Already Knows He’s Short
I pulled up to my son’s school one day last week, and he climbed into the car full of his…
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A Survival Guide For Middle School From a Mom Who’s Been There
Middle school can be tough at times. Your body is changing and everything is awkward. You have lots of new…
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