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[quote=Anonymous]single mom here of a 7th grade boy...we had a good bedtime chat recently and I started it by saying..."how can we make things better between us?"...we had a nice long talk, tried to problem solve around his taking charge more over planning his homework and free time. he said, "being a 7th grader is HARD." I assume this goes for 8th graders too. It's hard for him to balance his growing interest in the social (friends, girls) with increasing academic demands. he also said it's hard to manage his emotions, which feel stronger (he's very much in puberty). he also said he needs down time when he gets home from school without talking to me. and he said he would like to have talks like we had every night. it made him feel close.

I am by no means laying claim to being an expert here, just offer the discussion for what it's worth. it would confirm the prior poster who says "that must be hard." that seems like a good thing to say. it would validate your daughter's feelings.[/quote]

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