S2 EP 27 - Plain-Talk ~ Showing Grace: Don’t You Forget About Me

About this episode

Suzanne Swain discusses the challenges of middle school behavior and the importance of understanding the underlying signals from children.

Middle school can feel like a daily showdown… until you realize the kid isn’t always the problem. Sometimes the kid is the signal. In this episode of The Middle School Mary Poppins Podcast, Suzanne Swain, EDS LMSW explores the moments that make adults throw their hands in the air and ask, “Seriously?!” — and why that reaction is understandable, but often aimed at the wrong target. When behavior goes sideways, we tend to place the full weight of the situation on a 12- or 13-year-old navigating...

People in this episode

Host: Suzanne Swain

Topics covered

• middle school
• behavior
• parenting
• grace
• communication

Keywords

• middle school
• behavior
• parenting
• grace
• communication
• adolescence
• understanding

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