The transition to middle school marks significant changes for kids, especially girls. Sixth grade is characterized by a search for identity and belonging, leading to friendship instability. This phase invites comparison and jealousy, complicating emotions further due to puberty. Bowers emphasizes the need to protect confidence during these shifts, as negative influences can quickly affect self-worth. Understanding these challenges helps parents navigate the complex dynamics of middle school, highlighting the importance of awareness over attributing struggles solely to hormones.
Grade six is the friendship scramble where everyone's figuring out who they are and your daughter's wondering if she's enough to be seen.
There's going to be rejection. There's going to be big shifts. There's going to be comparison. There's going to be jealousy.
Some keep it all inside, some overshare, some have the words, most don't.
The wrong friendships can rewrite her self worth really fast.
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