TY - BOOK AU - Bernstein,Eileen TI - Middle School and the Age of Adjustment: A Guide for Parents SN - 9780313013928 AV - LB1623.B48 2002 U1 - 373.236 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - Bloomsbury Publishing USA KW - Middle school education -- Parent participation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Adolescent psychology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Who Is a Middle School Child? -- Chapter 2 Adjustment to Sixth Grade -- Chapter 3 Boys' Challenges -- Chapter 4 Girls' Challenges -- Chapter 5 The Power of the Peer Group: Clothes, Bullies, Drugs -- Chapter 6 School Achievement -- Chapter 7 How to Communicate with Teachers -- Chapter 8 Outside Interests and Positive Identity -- Chapter 9 The Sexual Messages in Our Society -- Chapter 10 Effective Communication -- Chapter 11 Boundaries, Limits, Expectations, and Consequences -- Chapter 12 Development and the Passage of Time -- Chapter 13 Special Needs Children -- Chapter 14 Sibling Conflict -- Chapter 15 Violence in Schools -- Chapter 16 Entertain Me Now! -- Chapter 17 More about Sex -- Chapter 18 You Are a Parent, Not a Friend -- Chapter 19 Can Middle School Students Be Stressed? -- Chapter 20 Accepting Your Child -- Chapter 21 Reflections of Ninth Graders about Middle School -- Chapter 22 The Effects of Divorce on Middle School Children -- Chapter 23 Stepparenting Can Work - Or It Can Be a Disaster -- Chapter 24 The Importance of Early and Continuous Career Exploration -- Chapter 25 After Middle School- High School Is Different -- Chapter 26 Resilience -- Chapter 27 The Power of Family Love -- Bibliography -- Resources for Parents and Young Adolescents -- Index UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3000926 ER -