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What to Do When You're Concerned About Your Kid's New Group of Friends | Parent Cue Blog

Your kid is going through about a million-and-one changes in the middle school phase. So much is changing about them so quickly that it can seem like nothing is ever the same from one day to the next. One day they love… Read More

Featured | Phase | School Life | Seasonal

End of School Year: How to Prepare for the Next Phase

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Desks empty. Locker doors slammed—and lock combinations forgotten—for the last time. School-issued laptops returned to the front office. Color-coded, structured homeschool schedules loosened up a bit. Ah, yes. Summer is here. School may be out for your kids, but it’s a perfect… Read More

Featured | School Life | Seasonal

The Importance of Ending The School Year Well

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This time of year, backpacks are getting heavy. Patience is wearing thin. The end of the school year is upon us and so is the end of what feels like the craziest one in history! As the school year comes to a… Read More

Character and Values | Featured | Middle School (6th-8th) | School Life

Should I Let My Middle Schooler Quit?

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At some point, most parents will eventually face this question: “Mom, I don’t want to do this anymore.” Whether it’s baseball or ballet, piano lessons or chess club, sometimes a kid has just had enough and doesn’t want to participate anymore. Their… Read More

Character and Values | Featured | School Life | Social Life

Teaching My Child about Gossip

Stephanie Thomas 0 Comments

I have a sister who will not gossip. I’m an adult, so this should make me proud. But I’m also human, so it’s kind of annoying too. Growing up, she always responded to my inquiries about mutual friends with a smile and… Read More

Elementary (K-5th) | Featured | Imagine The End | School Life

How to Build Empathy in My Elementary Schooler

Stephanie Thomas 0 Comments

Sit through one dinner with your in-laws and a kid who declares, while displaying the evidence, “This is gross!” and you’ll find yourself desperate to teach a little empathy. Of course, this is about so much more than table manners. While our… Read More

Family Life | Featured | Middle School (6th-8th) | School Life | Social Life

How to Apologize to Your Middle Schooler

Holly Crawshaw 0 Comments

When my daughter was in elementary school, she was perfect. Like, literally. She was respectful, obedient, hard-working, and kind. Enter middle school. I woke up to a different human being living in my house. All of a sudden she didn’t like anything… Read More

Character and Values | Family Life | Featured | School Life

How to Help Your Kids Reach Their Full Potential Without Warping Their Identity

Leah Jennings 0 Comments

I think it’s safe to say most of us can remember a time or two million when our parents or another caring adult said or did something when we were younger that had a negative impact on our self-esteem. Lord knows I… Read More

What to Do When You Notice You Kid Struggling Socially

What to Do When You Notice Your Kid Is Struggling Socially