Middle school and the age of adjustment : a guide for parents / Eileen Bernstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernstein, Eileen, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle school education--Parent participation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Middle school education.

Adolescent psychology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Adolescent psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Middle school is a time in children's lives when they experience tremendous changes: physically, emotionally, and socially. It is a very vulnerable stage when children are exposed to risky behaviors, intense peer pressure, and a possible academic decline. Parents need to be aware of the issues and challenges that their children face so that they can help to solve problems in a proactive manner. When parents work closely with school personnel, young adolescents are guided more effectively.The author, who has worked as a middle school counselor, reveals actual problems that a school counselor might encounter among students and provides vignettes of student situations and conversations with parents. She provides many suggestions to help parents establish boundaries for their children and give guidance as they navigate the troubled waters of early adolescence. She stresses that parents who are informed about the problems their children will face can better help them deal with the issues.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 Who Is a Middle School Child?

Chapter 2 Adjustment to Sixth Grade

Chapter 3 Boys' Challenges

Chapter 4 Girls' Challenges

Chapter 5 The Power of the Peer Group: Clothes, Bullies, Drugs

Chapter 6 School Achievement

Chapter 7 How to Communicate with Teachers

Chapter 8 Outside Interests and Positive Identity

Chapter 9 The Sexual Messages in Our Society

Chapter 10 Effective Communication

Chapter 11 Boundaries, Limits, Expectations, and Consequences

Chapter 12 Development and the Passage of Time

Chapter 13 Special Needs Children

Chapter 14 Sibling Conflict

Chapter 15 Violence in Schools

Chapter 16 Entertain Me Now!

Chapter 17 More about Sex

Chapter 18 You Are a Parent, Not a Friend

Chapter 19 Can Middle School Students Be Stressed?

Chapter 20 Accepting Your Child

Chapter 21 Reflections of Ninth Graders about Middle School

Chapter 22 The Effects of Divorce on Middle School Children

Chapter 23 Stepparenting Can Work - Or It Can Be a Disaster

Chapter 24 The Importance of Early and Continuous Career Exploration

Chapter 25 After Middle School- High School Is Different

Chapter 26 Resilience

Chapter 27 The Power of Family Love

Bibliography

Resources for Parents and Young Adolescents

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400685446

9786610908622

9781280908620

1280908629

9780313013928

0313013926

OCLC:

53401371