Middle School Years Without Tears

Sure, kindergarten was a milestone'¬ ;and first grade? Pretty big stuff, but when your child enters middle school all bets are off. These steps are the first they take on their own that will really begin to determine who and what they eventually become. In Middle School Years without Tears: Getting Ready (at Any Time) for Wonderful, Awesome, Successful, and Thrilling Middle School Experiences, author and veteran middle school educator Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale supports parents and caregivers to ensure children'¬"s journeys through the corridors and classrooms of middle school are made with confidence. Twelve engaging, highly readable chapters like '¬SHandling Pre-Middle School Jitters (or Jitters Anytime),'¬ '¬SThe Icing on the Middle School Cake,'¬ and '¬SExpecting Something Beyond Expecting the Best from Your Child'¬ offer the brass tacks on what parents can do to help prepare students with directing their middle school experiences. This insightful guide considers the whole big picture of middle school and encourages students to take charge of their interactions with others instead of reacting to whatever life throws their way. Middle school isn'¬"t exactly a cakewalk, but there'¬"s more icing and cream filling than students may realize. And with a little nudging from moms and dads, children can begin to hone skills to control any situation that pops up instead of letting what pops up hold them back. Make the next few years wonderful, awesome, successful, and thrilling! Here'¬"s how.Is your child in third or fourth grade? This book is for you, too! I emphasize how to prepave the way to middle school waaaay back in elementary school.Is your child in middle school right now? Then, great! I offer numerous strategies to make it wonderful, awesome, successful, and thrilling each and every day. It can be this way...for everyone involved!Is your child past the middle school years and has some memories that weren't so wonderful, awesome, successful, and thrilling? No problem! I address this, too! No matter what happened or when, students can turn around events, situations, and experiences to positive ones. It's never too late!Do you like reading funny stories? I've got 'em in this book about middle school. Enjoy!