Social Life

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

Your middle schoolers are learning how to choose who they want to be around right now. And no, they won’t always get it right. Read More

Featured | Self Care | Social Life

5 Ways to Connect With Other Parents This Summer

Holly Crawshaw 0 Comments

Don’t get lost in the “parenting phase” forever. You’re still you—an individual, separate from your kids or partner. Read More

Featured | Mental Health | Social Life

7 Signs Your Child May Be Lonely

Dr. Chinwé Williams 0 Comments

Parents hate to think their child might be lonely. Few things are worse to a kid than feeling left out of a playgroup, or like they don’t have anyone to hang out with at lunch, or as if they’re invisible to their… Read More

Featured | Mental Health | Social Life

4 Ways to Help Your Child Cope With Loneliness

Dr. Chinwé Williams 0 Comments

With the past year of school closures, quarantines, and canceled family gatherings, many of us have experienced waves of isolation due to limited time spent in person with family and friends. Parents hate to think that their child might be lonely. And… 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

Featured | High School (9th-12th) | Middle School (6th-8th) | Social Life

Helping Your Child Through Their First Broken Heart

Crystal Chiang 0 Comments

Breakups are painful at any age, but there is something about the first breakup in the teenage years that is just extra-excruciating—and it isn’t just painful for the teenager! As an adult, sitting with a teenager who is feeling the sting of… 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 | Elementary (K-5th) | Middle School (6th-8th) | Social Life

How Do I Encourage Kids to Be Friends?

Rebecca Brown 0 Comments

At the beginning of every school year, the students in my class take a pre-test to measure what they already know. I remember my very first year teaching—I looked over my pre-test data with confusion. I just couldn’t understand why my kids… Read More

What to Do When You’re Concerned About Your Kid’s New Group of Friends