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Brain-Wise Parenting Tips for the Middle School Years

Understanding the way the brain works has changed my responses to both my clients and my children. Here are some surprising conversations I have with clients when they tell me about their Middle Schoolers most frustrating

Reclaiming Martyrdom

"Mom, watch. Mom! Watch!" I turn away from the onion I'm chopping. "Yes sweetie. I'm watching." And my 6-year-old son executes a twisting "pirouette" that resembles someone slipping on a banana. Then he looks up