12 Things Parents of Middle Schoolers Need to Know About High School

Entering high school is a big deal, but many of us are so busy managing the totally new world of having middle schoolers and the emotional roller coasters that kick into gear during those years (our kids’ and our own) that we don’t even thinkof what we should be doing to prepare our kids for the next stage until it’s too late. By the time eighth grade rolls in, we’re already running behind, discovering things we should have been doing or paying attention to as early as sixth grade.

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