Middle Years

Middle grade children go through dramatic changes and desperately need their parents’ support. Many parents want to help, but aren’t sure what to do. With Middle Years, you can get the help you need as well as practical ideas to:

• Improve school success.
• Strengthen the home and school partnership.
• Enhance parenting skills.
• Strengthen family life.
• Understand middle graders’ behavior.
• Build positive character traits.

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Organized for Success

It’s a big jump from elementary to middle school. Not only will your child have multiple classes and teachers, he’ll probably have more homework, papers, and books. Being organized can help him cope with these changes like a pro.  Share these suggestions with your middle grader.

 

 

Do a “run through.”

Have him think through his day. What will he need for each class? Help him decide what to carry and to plan times to trade books and notebooks at his locker. At the end of each day, he should check his assignments so he knows what to take home.

Avoid clutter.

Encourage your middle schooler to weed out what he doesn’t need by sorting papers and supplies every Friday, so he’s ready for the week ahead. Then, he can group old assignments, quizzes, and tests together for safekeeping.

Have a daily plan.

time. Suggest that he plan each day of the week with slots for school, studying, and other commitments (debate team, sports practice). If he doesn’t have some time to relax, he may need to cut back

on something.

**It’s okay to change his strategies until he

finds the one that works best for him!

(This was taken from the September issue of "Middle Years")