Expert Interview
Video Interview with Phyllis Fagell
October 15, 2020
Description
In this interview, Phyllis Fagell discusses:
- How middle school differs from when we, as parents, were growing up
- Brain science: what’s going on in a middle schooler’s brain?
- The secret handshake to keep the lines of communication open
- Why it’s developmentally healthy and normal for middle school-aged children to pull away
- How we can help our kids make good decisions when they’re with their peers
- How to address tricky topics like sex and sexuality
- Why and how we should manage social media exposure
- Self-esteem and resilience
- How boys and girls naturally differ at this age
- Where a middle schooler’s motivation comes from and what we can do to nurture it
The Experts
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School counselor, Therapist, Author, and Journalist
Phyllis L. Fagell
Phyllis L. Fagell, LCPC is the school counselor at Sheridan School in Washington, DC, a therapist who works with kids and families in private practice, and an author and journalist. She’s the author of “Middle School Matters” and a frequent contributor to the Washington Post. She also writes for Psychology Today, Working Mother, U.S. News & World Report and Your Teen, and her ideas have been shared in outlets including The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Edutopia, Mindshift and NPR. Phyllis also is a columnist for AMLE and PDK, Intl. She lives in Bethesda, MD with her husband and three children.
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