Helping your child develop essential middle school skills
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The middle school years are a vital developmental stage, during which our children must learn to navigate choppy waters with as little parental interference as possible.
Phyllis L. Fagell, a Washington D.C.-area school counselor, has some useful tips for how parents can gently help their children develop 10 essential middle school skills, without getting too much in a way.