April 2021
Starting to Think About High School By Sean Moore As we approach the end of our 2020-2021 school year, many students are beginning to think even more about what next year might hold. It is not too early, even for 7th grade students, to begin thinking about high school. This is where credits, career preparation, and graduation become the new focus of academics. For parents, this can be a stressful time of just acknowledging you have a high school student, while continuing to try to mold your child into the adult you hope they will be. Here are some things to think about as your son or daughter approaches the transition to high school life. 1. Be present. What I mean is to remember to be in the moment with your child. Talk to them about their day by asking them, "what is something interesting that happened or what is something you learned today?" Asking, "how was your day" often leads to a one word answer and doesn't open the door for conversation and shar