Boys Built Better

Chatting with my friend Erin Dirvonas about transitioning to middle school. Since I have two kiddos making transitions this I have been thinking a lot about them.  Today I am chatting with my friend Erin about middle school and making the change easiest on everyone.Show Notes* Cooler Lunch Bag* Locker Shelf* Locker White Board* Bike rackTimeStamps* The sixth-grade experience (5:50)* Similarities to Elementary? (6:44)* Teacher Communication (7:54)* Developing Independence (10:07)* Lunch Questions (13:14)* Dealing with the locker (14:24)* Time Management (15:45)* Learning to speak for yourself (17:25)* Picking an instrument (19:36)* All the girls (22:50)* Changing throughout the year/ grades (25:20)* What to prepare for ahead of time (29:22)* Learning to contemplate and expand ideas (31:14)* Devices and social media (33:41)* Parenting through middle school (36:14)