A different way to think about high school

College counselor Dot Kowal holding Never Enough by Jennifer Breheny Wallace while speaking with a parent about high school readiness

In middle school, close involvement is usually exactly what is needed. Parents are still managing a lot behind the scenes—keeping track of assignments, monitoring organization, helping interpret social dynamics, stepping in quickly, and providing a fairly active scaffolding for daily life. That’s not overparenting. For many kids, it’s simply appropriate parenting for the stage. But…

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