by Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale | Jan 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Middle School Years Without Tears: Creating and Managing for Wonderful, Awesome, Successful, and Thrilling Middle School Experiences. Positive, loving boundaries. Despite what you hear and experience...
by Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale | Dec 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
“I don’t have any friends.” “I’m so fat.” “No one likes me.” “I can’t do this.” “Life sucks.” “I’m horrible at ______________.” When these statements are heard by parents, it is so disheartening...
by Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale | Nov 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Divine Options One of my favorite sayings that has come through me when writing is “You are never stuck. Your child is never stuck. You always have options with everything.” From the moment I received the quote from Divine, the word option was...
by Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale | Oct 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Many middle schoolers explore their expanding growth by using swear words at this time of their lives. It’s a step that most parents wish their kids would skip. Embarrassing situations can arise especially when grandma visits or...
by Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale | Sep 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Strange blog title, indeed. I’ll explain. I work with kindergarteners in my afternoons with letter recognition, sound recognition of letters, beginning word sounds, and ending word sounds. Super duper important things to learn because it’s...
by Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale | Aug 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
You think of your child in middle school following the “wrong” crowd while you’re not there to remind your child of all those things you said for yeeeeeaarrsss and you want to scream, “Stoooooop!” You listen while...
