by Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale | Oct 15, 2024 | Quantum Jumping, The Way Life Works!
Being the strange kid during the hour long elementary school bus ride looking for angels wasn’t new to me. After all, I was raised Presbyterian attending a Lutheran grade school, so I often heard about angels from the pulpits for years. While the other bus...
by Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale | Sep 20, 2024 | The Way Life Works!
I can’t feel my toes. Blisters coming? Why didn’t I wear more comfortable shoes? Wait. These are my comfortable shoes! Soooo many people here. All different kinds. That woman has tinsel in her hair. How do you get tinsel in one’s hair? Spray...
by Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale | Sep 5, 2024 | Perspective Is Everything!
Today was a good day. It began with a morning yoga class. This particular class’s structure was holding poses for three minutes each instead of moving from one pose to another in rapid fashion. Today was: follow the teacher’s instructions, shift,...
by Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale | Aug 15, 2024 | About Lizabeth
Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale, M.Ed., aka The Middle School Mom Mentor, writes, speaks, and consults to help parents navigate the sometimes nail-biting and nerve-wracking teen years. After nearly 30 years in education, which includes 10 years teaching in middle schools,...
by Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale | Aug 8, 2024 | Parent-Child Interactions, Perspective Is Everything!
In my consulting parents business, I find that the expectation of parenting a teen varies a lot when it could be as simple as, “I expect to love each and every moment!” Not realistic, you say???? Most parents have built-in belief systems that...
