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Phyllis Fagell wears many hats, including - licensed clinical professional counselor, certified professional school counselor, author and journalist.

She is the author of two books:
Middle School Matters \u2013 The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond \u2013 And how parents can help (2019)

Middle School Superpowers \u2013 Raising Resilient Tweens\nin Turbulent Times (2023)

In this conversation, Greg and Phyllis go deep on all the big\nissues that parents of middle schoolers stress about out: technology, puberty, relationships, and more.

Check out the timestamps below:
\n(6:31) \u2013 Managing the academic transition to middle school\n(10:52) \u2013 How to think about grades\n(14:44) \u2013 Managing procrastination \n(18:12) \u2013 When the teacher \u201cdoesn\u2019t like\u201d your kid\n(21:47) \u2013 Teaching kids to self-advocate\n(25:32) \u2013 The importance of keeping the conflict down at home\n(26:44) \u2013 Helping kids manage puberty and \u201cthe talk\u201d\n(33:16) \u2013 Telling your kids about your own failures\n(34:55) \u2013 The pain of social relationships gone wrong\n(39:13) \u2013 How friend circles can and do change\n(43:10) \u2013 Helping kids develop empathy\n(44:56) \u2013 Technology and when to get a phone (maybe never?)\n(54:14) \u2013 Strategies for protecting kids\u2019 mental health

Make sure to follow Phyllis on:
Twitter/X - @Pfagell
Instagram - @pfagell\nhttps://phyllisfagell.com/

Make sure to follow Greg on:

Twitter/X - @gregorycampion

Subscribe to his newsletter: gregcampion.substack.com

Resources mentioned in the episode:

Amaze.org \u2013 ways to talk to\nyour kids about puberty
This is So Awkward \u2013 Modern Puberty Explained\n(Natterson, Bennett)
Boys & Sex, Girls & Sex (Ornstein)
Growing up in Public (Heitner)
Social Media Wellness (Homayoun)
Cyberbullying.org
Stress Busters Workbook (Hurley)
The Emotional Lives of Teenagers (Damour)
The Confidence Code for Girls (Kay, Shipman,\nRiley)
How to Talk to Kids About Anything\n(Silverman)
The Self-Driven Child (Stixrud, Johnson)
The Addiction Innoculation (Lahey)

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