Fresh Take: Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley of "I Mom So Hard" on Surviving Middle School Parenting
What Fresh Hell: Parenting, Relationships, and Making Life Better, with Two Funny MomsShow Notes
How do we parent middle schoolers while simultaneously experiencing the PTSD of our own middle school years? Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley , co-hosts of "I Mom So Hard," join Margaret to talk about their how new book, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MOM'S SURVIVAL GUIDE, approaches puberty, changing friendships, and the increasingly high stakes of parenting tweens and teens with plenty of humor.
Margaret, Kristin, and Jen discuss:
How our own middle school experiences can color the way we parent
Why kids need room to make mistakes and figure things out for themselves.
Why being bored makes a kid more interesting
Parenting middle schoolers while navigating perimenopause, menopause, and aging parents
Here's where you can find Kristin and Jen:
Listen to the "I Mom So Hard" podcast
@imomsohard on FB, IG, YouTube, and Threads
@realimomsohard on TikTok
Buy THE MIDDLE SCHOOL MOM'S SURVIVAL GUIDE: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9781668201916
What Fresh Hell is co-hosted by Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables.
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