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This book scared the bejeezus out of me!

Middle School Matters by Phyllis L. Fagell

October 30, 2020 by LanierHgts 2 Comments

BINGO PANDEMIC I don’t know why I chose to read this book during a pandemic that already had me on edge.  Maybe because it had been on my bedside table for so long that I decided its turn had come.  Maybe because I was looking for something besides the usual mystery escapism I had been reading.  Either way, I am glad I read this, even though as a parent of middle schoolers, it terrified me. Ms. Fagell is a school counselor at a well known […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbrbingo12, middleschool, Parenting, Phyllis L. Fagell

LanierHgts's CBR12 Review No:10 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: cbrbingo12, middleschool, Parenting, Phyllis L. Fagell ·
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cover of Middle School Matters

How to enjoy parenting your middle school student

Middle School Matters by Phyllis L. Fagell

August 8, 2019 by J Leave a Comment

Every phase of parenting has unique joys and challenges. As the parent of a ten year old, I’m going to say that this phase we’re in right now–the tween phase–is the first time I am legitimately terrified of messing up my kid. Some of it’s due to the era we live in. Twelve years into this grand experiment of putting the internet in our pockets and we don’t have norms yet for how and when to bring kids online. (Frankly, they’re already there, so it’s […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: NetGalley, Parenting, Phyllis L. Fagell

J's CBR11 Review No:19 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: NetGalley, Parenting, Phyllis L. Fagell ·
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