Hey parents, parent here, if you're searching for Biblical and practical tips for your kid's

specific age, you know with all that extra time you have, well you can stop.

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Each week I get an email for my son that I can read on my phone and put directly into

practice.

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I can focus my time on being intentional.

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So all these changes are happening and they're very introspective.

They just think about what's going on.

They study themselves in the mirror, which is why you can't get into the bathroom.

So that whole self-centeredness would appear to be, I'm the most important person in my

world is actually, I'm not aware there's anybody else because I'm so busy trying to figure

out who I am and who I'm becoming.

That's Sue Okunia describing an important transition for your child into the middle school

years.

And today on Focus on the Family, we'll learn more about the unique challenges these

kids and us as parents will experience during this important stage of development.

Your host is Focus President and author Jim Daley and I'm John Fuller.

I remember going through this phase with the boys and it was so much fun watching them

grow up and seeing how their minds worked as they begin to make their own decisions.

But to be honest, there was some stress as well as Trent and Troy were testing mom and

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