Chatting with my friend Erin Dirvonas about transitioning to middle school. Since I have two kiddos making transitions this I have been thinking a lot about them.  Today I am chatting with my friend Erin about middle school and making the change easiest on everyone.Show Notes Cooler Lunch Bag Locker Shelf Locker White Board Bike rackTimeStamps The sixth-grade experience (5:50) Similarities to Elementary? (6:44) Teacher Communication (7:54) Developing Independence (10:07) Lunch Questions (13:14) Dealing with the locker (14:24) Time Management (15:45) Learning to speak for yourself (17:25) Picking an instrument (19:36) All the girls (22:50) Changing throughout the year/ grades (25:20) What to prepare for ahead of time (29:22) Learning to contemplate and expand ideas (31:14) Devices and social media (33:41)* Parenting through middle school (36:14)