Imagine you've just gotten out of your meeting at work. You're hungry, tired, and suddenly you get a call from your child's school telling you they have been expelled and to please come to pick them up immediately. Chances are, as you get into your car and head to pick them up, all sorts of thoughts start swarming around in your head. "What did my child do?" "Are they hurt?" "Did th

Getting caught in the middle of anything can often feel paralyzing; it's no surprise that the middle school years can evoke the same sensation. I once read a quote by George P. Shultz that said, "He who walks in the middle of the road gets hit from both sides." When it comes to the pre-teen to early teen years, the transition from childhood to adulthood can feel as if both sides of