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[quote=Anonymous]Mine is starting 7th soon (second year of middle school). Things went really smoothly the first year. My advice:

1. Encourage your kids to do an afterschool sport, club, or other activity at school each season. these are essential for socializing and developing time management skills. (An activity outside of school is great for the latter , but the social aspect of having less structured time with classmates is essential.)

2. Help with organizational skills as much as you need to the first year so that your kids get off on the right track. They need to use an agenda/calendar, keep a schedule of classes, take the right books to/from school each day, schedule their own work on projects spread out over days or weeks, etc. It's a big step up for most kids, and some need a lot of hand-holding at first until they get the hang of it.

3. Definitely monitor social media, cell phone, Internet use, and most importantly, the total amount of TIME your middle schooler is spending on this generally time-wasting stuff. (My kid likes Instagram as much as anyone, but she is not given carte blanche at age 12!) Start an iron-clad rule now: no cell phones/ipads, etc., in the room while doing homework. All electronics must be in parents' possession or otherwise packed away an hour before bedtime.

Good luck![/quote]

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