Hearing those words can break a parent's heart. In this episode, Joe shares practical ways to help your middle schooler build friendships, why making friends is harder in today's screen-filled world, and simple steps parents can take to build their child's confidence one conversation at a time.

Because every meaningful friendship starts somewhere.

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If you're listening to this on Monday in Huntsville ALabama, your child probably starts school in just a few days.

Some of you are excited. Some of you are nervous.

And if your child is heading into middle school for the very first time, you might be wondering, "Have I forgotten something?"

Today I want to give you 10 simple things you can do this week that will set your child up for a great school year.

None of these cost any money.

None of them require a special app.But every one of them can make a difference.

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What if the biggest lie your middle schooler believes is that who they are today is who they'll always be?

In this episode of Parenting the Middle School Years, Joe Martin shares why one of the greatest gifts parents can give their children is the belief that they are still becoming.

Learn how to replace limiting labels with hope, use the power of the word "yet," and help your child see their potential instead of their current struggles.

Challenge of the Week: Catch your child growing. Point out one way they've improved and remind them they're not who they're going to be. Sometimes a parent's words become a child's future.