Easier Parenting Your Middle School Teen

 Here we are one day after Mother’s Day, and I am filled with disappointment that my middle school teens forgot to celebrate this day in any shape or form. I invest so much in them  and now I feel totally unappreciated. I decided to express my feelings in a fun video clip.
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My experience is that Confrontation with your Middle School teen does not make your life easier. The question is why do so many parents, myself included, fall into that destructive form of talking so frequently?
Is Anybody Listening out there?
I find that my temper can begin to boil in just a few seconds, when dealing [...]

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Hello, this is Caroline again and I was thinking that maybe I could share a bit more about our family.
Mixed Family
We have 4 children, both biological and adopted ranging from age 9-19 so we have been through the middle school experience (successfully) already. We also have another child on the way….oh! “Pregnant again at [...]

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Hello, I am Caroline Gaibel and this is my first blog entry.
I don’t think I am alone in saying that most of us parents secretly wish there was a magic spell that would make our parenting easier.
Middle School is a time of big change
As a family with 4 kids, we have arrived at the [...]

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