Parenting Your Sixth Grader: A Guide to Making the Most of the "Who Cares" Phase

Parenting Your Sixth Grader

MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY PHASE IN YOUR CHILD'S LIFE

You have approximately 936 weeks from the time your child is born until he or she graduates from high school. It goes by fast, and kids change and grow quickly. It's as if they shift or move on just as you're starting to figure them out. It all makes the responsibility to shape a child's faith and character feel overwhelming.

Parenting Your Sixth Grader is a concise and interactive guide that simplifies what you need to know about sixth graders in general and gives you a place to discover more about your sixth grader, so you can make the most of this phase.

Your kid's humor is on a scale from silly to really silly, and you might be in one of the best phases of your child's life. THIS IS THE PHASE WHEN THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH GROCERIES, TOO MANY HORMONES, AND A DRAMATIC KID WHO NEEDS SOMEONE TO PROVE, "WHO CARES."

Discover...

• what's changing about your kid over the next 52 weeks,
• the 6 things your kid needs most,
• and 4 conversations to have in this phase.

About the Phase Project

The Phase Project, including this guide, is a synthesis of personal experience, academic research, and gatherings of leaders and educational experts from across the child development spectrum. Designed in partnership with Parent Cue, this guide is one volume in an 18-part series to help you parent your child through every year.

About the Authors

Kristen Ivy is executive director of the Phase Project. Kristen blends a background in child development with a Master of Divinity and over 15 years of leading children and students. She and her husband, Matt, have three children in the preschool and elementary phases.

Reggie Joiner is founder and CEO of Orange, an organization designed to redefine ministry approaches for churches and family environments. For nearly 40 years, he's mentored teachers and leaders who influence the next generation. Reggie and his wife, Debbie, have raised four kids into adulthood.