Thanks for the incredible support on yesterday’s show. Incredible ideas that I passed along to Michelle. I think she feels the wealth of support coming her way. I’ll keep you posted as the story develops. Today, the topic is a close connection to yesterday. Mounting expectations can suddenly trigger overload in your middle school child. Looking for indicators of stress is a great way to head off a meltdown. Relieving stress with a few of the ideas from today’s show will keep your child on the road to a healthy and happy future.
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True story! Two weeks ago I received an email from Michelle, mom to a 6th grade boy. Here’s what the message read,
“My son is in 6th grade and two other boys have been calling him name and harassing him at school. This weekend the talk escalated to the boys leaving a voice mail "tell your mom we are coming to get you and she better make sure she doesn't open the door" and text message "I'm coming to your house to get you today".
After my encouragement to seek out support from the school’s principal and local police department Michelle sent the following message this morning,
“We have filed a police report but the local authorities say there is nothing they can do due to this kid's age. The bully has been out of school the last few days so the principal has been unable to speak to him. I do not know what kind of punishment the school has in mind for him. However, if they allow him to continue in school we are planning on transferring our child to another school due to the concern over his safety. There was a note on Friday from another child to my child that said this bully had asked what kind of gun he should use to kill my child. Unfortunately this is hearsay. And this child lives in our neighborhood.”
Hey, here is a mom who needs some support. Send your ideas, comments and suggestions for Michelle and I will forward them on. Comments here or emails to mailto:joe@thinking-forward.com. Thanks for stepping up! Having the strength of a team is going to save this child’s life.
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What’s up with kids today? After a great day of activity focused on kid fun you hear the whining and complaining after sharing, “We need to stop for gas and to get some groceries.” How about the disgust you get after asking the kids to set the table so that everyone can eat the incredible meal you just spent an hour preparing? Today, I’m dishing out a few ideas to get kids on board and back into an appreciation mindset. Enjoy!
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Did you hear what the producer of Slumdog Millionaire said as he received the Oscar? “Passion and belief…”. Both words left an imprint on my brain. Today’s show hits both ideas and leaves viewers with ways to inspire kids during the middle school years.
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How do kids handle peer pressure? The majority of kids entering middle school today are friend focused. When a friend says, “Do this or I won’t be your friend” kids have the tendency to do whatever the friend says. Follow this line of logic and you quickly progress to kids using drugs and alcohol. Today’s show looks at two strategies that can help kids move beyond peer pressure and begin making choices they feel confident about.
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