By Deb McLeod

Middle school is a different experience for most children. Middle school can be strange, scary or dangerous. It can also be fun, exciting and a time of growth and solid change for your child.

Helping your child decide which experience he's going to have is a big part of helping him make that full adjustment from being an ... Continue reading Helping Your Child Adjust to Middle School

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(NAPSI)-In her groundbreaking book, actress and math genius Danica McKellar sets a few things straight: Acne sucks. Mean people suck. But math is actually a good thing, and she proves it in her book, "Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail" (Plume).

Dubbed a "math superstar" by the New York Times, McKell ... Continue reading How To Survive Middle School Math

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Your 10-year-old daughter comes home crying because the girls she's been friends with are suddenly leaving her out and spreading rumors about her. She's confused because it seemed to happen out of the blue. She doesn't know what she did wrong and is nervous about returning to school, unsure if she has any friends.

Given how prevalent cliques are throughout middle and hi ... Continue reading Helping Kids Cope With Cliques

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