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The Adult Chair Podcast 59: Surviving Middle School with Parenting Expert Michelle Icard

360 views · Published 30 March 2017 · 30:03 · Indexed 11 October 2026

Channel: Michelle Chalfant · 2017 · People & Blogs

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Navigating the murky waters of middle school can be tough on a kid. But navigating the murky waters of parenting a middle schooler can be even tougher! Today on The Adult Chair, our middle school maven Michelle Icard joins us to talk about how middle school has changed since we had to face it (and how it hasn’t!). From social skills to hormones to technology to the parental relationship, Michelle has some fantastic insights that will help you keep a strong relationship with your middle schooler! 

About Michelle Icard
Michelle Icard is the author of Middle School Makeover: Improving The Way You and Your Child Experience The Middle School Years, recognized by Publisher’s Weekly as outstanding in its genre. She is a member of the TODAY Show parenting team and NBC’s Education Nation. Michelle is also a contributor to the Washington Post OnParenting section and Your Teen Magazine. In addition, her work has been featured in The Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, Redbook, Time, People Magazine, and A Mighty Girl. Michelle’s social leadership programs, Athena’s Path & Hero’s Pursuit, have been implemented at schools across the country. 

Links & Notes

- MichelleIcard.com (http://michelleicard.com/)
- Middle School Makeover: Improving The Way You and Your Child Experience the Middle School Years by Michelle Icard (https://www.amazon.com/Middle-School-Makeover-Improving-Experience-ebook/dp/B01LXFKQJO/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?qid=1488066017&sr=8-1&tag=rashpixel_mwl-20&_encoding=UTF8)
- Follow Michelle on Twitter (https://twitter.com/michelleicard)
- Like Middle School Relief on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/middleschoolrelief/)
- Join Michelle’s Private Parenting Group on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1674196086202645/)

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