371: How Honesty (Not Reassurance) Is What Gets Your Kid Through Middle School, with Dr. Kim Pinckney
One day my son was eye level with me. The next, he wasn't. His sense of who his friends actually were was now off.
That's the thing about middle school and puberty: it feels sudden, but the buildup has been happening for a while, and if we're not watching closely, we miss the window to prepare our kids for what's coming.
I'm talking with Dr. Kim Pinckney, instructional designer, performance improvement coach, and mom of a neurodivergent son, about the physical, social, and emotional shifts that show up as our kids head into middle school. We talk about the subtle early signs, a growth spurt…
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