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It can be tempting in the early days of parenting to feel like each stage is the hardest stage. There is the sleep-deprived stage, the "this child is trying to bite off my nipples<\/a>" stage, the whole wild experience that is "trying to keep a newly walking toddler with no instinct for self-preservation<\/a> alive" stage. We get it: Those first few years are tough! Heck, some of us are probably still recovering from having 3-year-olds<\/a>! That said, we also want to give a shout-out to the moms who are about to level up to a whole new phase: parent of a middle or high schooler!<\/p>\n

Parenting middle schoolers and high schoolers is all about trying to help them become more independent and ready for adulthood while balancing that with the support they need to thrive in the middle of the major transition out of the safety bubble that is elementary school. It's normal for parents to wonder about how to best support their tweens and teens during this stage while also trying to keep their own sanity intact! Spoiler alert: 14 is basically 3 but with a deeper voice and a smattering of pimples. And while nobody has yet solved the mystery of how to stop a middle or high schooler from rolling her eyes at us, we do have some expert advice on how to help these not-so-little kids thrive in school. Yep, we're turning to the teachers for all the secrets they wish parents knew! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It can be tempting in the early days of parenting to feel like each stage is the hardest stage. There is the sleep-deprived stage, the "this child is trying to bite off my nipples" stage, the whole wild experience that is "trying to keep a newly walking toddler with no instinct for self-preservation alive" stage. 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