BCD is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), and I received the following in their weekly bulletin to member schools. I recommend that all parents of Middle and Upper School students, especially those with children (both girls and boys in grades 6-9), listen to the podcast. A lot to think about and hold during these years and through high school.
“When adults are anxious about how a teenager is coming along, we sometimes forget about the importance of autonomy.
A girl’s teenage years don’t have to seem like a jumbled mess for her, her school, or her parents, says Lisa Damour, author of Untangled and director of the Center for Research on Girls at Laurel School (Ohio).
In a new NAIS podcast, Damour talks frankly about what adults should — and shouldn’t — do about issues such as social media, drinking, and bullying as they try to smooth girls’ transitions to adulthood.”