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Middle School Survival Tips

Middle School Survival Tips. How to help your middle schooler. The Middle School Age is Unique. Puberty drives it all The limbic brain develops before the relatively undeveloped prefrontal cortex. Who Am I?. Time of identity formation

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Middle School Survival Tips

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  1. Middle School Survival Tips How to help your middle schooler

  2. The Middle School Age is Unique • Puberty drives it all • The limbic brain develops before the relatively undeveloped prefrontal cortex

  3. Who Am I? • Time of identity formation • Intensely social time - hunger for belonging, community, social status, and emotional closeness • Separation from family; peers become more important

  4. Middle School Social Issues

  5. Issues with Self Esteem • Academic Pressure YOur child might deal with: • Drama • Temptation • Disappointment and Rejection

  6. Issues with Self Esteem • Issues with Self Esteem • Five elementary schools • Larger group to compare • "Imaginary audience" • Trying to find who they "are"

  7. Managing seven classes and expectations • Organization • Adapting to different teacher styles • Striving for the number, not the knowledge • Thinking ahead to high school, SATs, college • Academic Pressure

  8. Drama • Bullying, including cyberbullying • In group fighting • Social media/cell phones perpetuate drama • Anti-social behavior, including aggression and anger

  9. First time many experiment with substances • Peer pressure • Curiosity caused by media • Temptation

  10. Competitive extra-curricular activities • Fewer opportunities for limelight • Possibly the first broken heart • Not part of their "chosen" group • Disappointment and Rejection

  11. Wolf Strong, etc., building community • Counselors - life skills lessons, open door policy, guidance lessons, ad hoc groups • Caring relationships with teachers and staff what is CTMS doing?

  12. Variety of school activities • Understanding the special social issues of middle schoolers • Well designed lessons appropriate for the social and emotional needs of middle schoolers • Recognizing and valuing individual students

  13. What Can Parents Do? • Keep lines of communication open with positive presuppositions - stay informed • Teach self advocacy - find the balance between support and rescue • Help her/him find a group outside school • Help them say no and be true to themselves

  14. Help him/her explore a wide variety of activities and interests • Recognize and value their uniquenesses • Continue to instill and talk about your family's core values • Find opportunities for him/her to volunteer and serve others • MONITOR CELL PHONE AND SOCIAL MEDIA USE

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