Raising Middle School Girls

11/06/2025

08/06/2025

It's not always bullying. But when it's a constant attempt to intentionally make one girl feel lesser than and left out, it may be. And it's so much easier online to deliver 24/7 blows that may be undetectible to others outside the group.

07/06/2025

There's actions parents can take today to protect our kids online, even for the non-techie ones like me.

06/06/2025

This quote from Jason really hit me. It's not just that our kids want to be on their phones all the time. It's also that they don't know what to do as an alternative. When a parent tells their kid to go outside and play, what does the kid do when no one else is out there?

03/06/2025

Navigating your kids' safety online can be overwhelming. That's why I like Jason 's approach of identifying the specific risk you want to reduce based on your child and family's priorities. This makes online safety approachable to parents, regardless of their online/tech knowledge.

01/06/2025

Once again, the most important thing in parenting your middle schooler (& high schooler) is communication. You can't get there with parental controls alone.

30/05/2025

New episode alert! Worried about what your middle schooler might get into online during the long summer days? In this episode Jason Zeigler of AdaptShield helps us understand how we can address the risks our kids are exposed to online without feeling overwhelmed.

21/05/2025

Summer reading isn't just for kids! Here's a list of books I found incredibly helpful as a new middle school parent. What books have helped you that aren't on this list? Please share!

13/05/2025

I feel like sometimes it's hard to even know what to parent - We can't possibly predict all the things we need to prepare our kids for, and sometimes we don't even know what they've been exposed to. That's why we MUST foster an environment of open communication, even about the things that make us uncomfortable. Thank you for teaching us how.

05/05/2025

Who does your middle schooler go to for advice? If they aren't getting the information they need from trusted sources, they're going to seek it out somewhere else.

26/04/2025

24/04/2025

New episode alert! Are you waiting to have the hard conversations with your kids when they get a little older? If so, you may want to check out my conversation with Dana Kaplan . Dana explains why it's imperative for you to have uncomfortable conversations with your kids from an early age, so that they are ready to talk to you about the hard stuff when it arises in their own lives. Listen to episode 48 on the Raising Middle School Girls podcast to learn how!