{"product_id":"and-then-they-stopped-talking-to-me-making-sense-of-middle-school-paperback","title":"And Then They Stopped Talking to Me: Making Sense of Middle School - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith Warner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough the stories of kids and parents in the middle school trenches, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author reveals why these years are so painful, how parents unwittingly make them worse, and what we all need to do to grow up. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As the parent of a middle schooler, I felt as if Judith Warner had peered into my life--and the lives of many of my patients. This is a gift to our kids and their future selves.\"--Lori Gottlieb, author of \u003ci\u003eMaybe You Should Talk to Someone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The French have a name for the uniquely hellish years between elementary school and high school: \u003ci\u003el' ge ingrat, \u003c\/i\u003e or \"the ugly age.\" Characterized by a perfect storm of developmental changes--physical, psychological, and social--the middle school years are a time of great distress for children and parents alike, marked by hurt, isolation, exclusion, competition, anxiety, and often outright cruelty. Some of this is inevitable; there are intrinsic challenges to early adolescence. But these years are harder than they need to be, and Judith Warner believes that adults are complicit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith deep insight and compassion, Warner walks us through a new understanding of the role that middle school plays in all our lives. She argues that today's helicopter parents are overly concerned with status and achievement--in some ways a residual effect of their own middle school experiences--and that this worsens the self-consciousness, self-absorption, and social \"sorting\" so typical of early adolescence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tracing a century of research on middle childhood and bringing together the voices of social scientists, psychologists, educators, and parents, Warner's book shows how adults can be moral role models for children, making them more empathetic, caring, and resilient. She encourages us to start treating middle schoolers as the complex people they are, holding them to high standards of kindness, and helping them see one another as more than \"jocks and mean girls, nerds and sluts.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part cultural critique and part call to action, this essential book unpacks one of life's most formative periods and shows how we can help our children not only survive it but thrive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith Warner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003ePerfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Hillary Clinton: The Inside Story, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as the award-winning \u003ci\u003eWe've Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication\u003c\/i\u003e. A senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, Warner has been a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e where she wrote the popular Domestic Disturbances column, as well as numerous other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768029151520,"sku":"9781101905890","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4d4356d169efd7eb6225d8f19ece81d4.webp?v=1780322999","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/and-then-they-stopped-talking-to-me-making-sense-of-middle-school-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}