Ahead of the Curve:
The New Science of Parenting a Tween
From Anxiety to Confidence: Middle School Parenting Success
Are you anxious about how your child will handle the social and academic rollercoaster of middle school? Do you know how to help them manage tech and social media? Or, how to avoid the anxiety epidemic? Or the key adjustments to make in your parenting so your connection grows deeper while they seek independence?
With just a little knowledge and a few new skills, you can help your child move through the tween years like a champ, decreasing your worry and increasing your connection and confidence.
The latest neuroscience has uncovered the truth about middle school development, and it's nothing short of magical!
Your child is about to embark on an epic journey of discovery, a process that will forever serve as the foundation for their adult life. If you understand what's going on, you'll be able to provide the guidance and support your child needs to leverage the enormous growth potential this stage offers.
What You'll Learn
Whether this is your first time staring down the path to middle school, or this isn't your first rodeo, this program will help you build a foundation of knowledge, understanding, and skills that will help make this amazing journey epic!
Unlock hidden opportunities
Learn to decode the development to understand your child's behavior and new needs, and learn strategies to guide and support your tween with confidence.
This program is designed for
minimal effort & maximum impact.
- Seven weekly Zoom calls with your cohort
- Weekly reflection prompts
- New skills for new times - exercises and tools to learn new parenting skills and practices that bring out the best in your tween (and often in you too!)
- Timely text reminders to keep you on track
- *optional exercises, scripts, and access to resources to deepen you experience
You will come away with a new understanding of Middle School and a newfound confidence in your ability to make your child's middle school years some of the best years ever!
Key Insights & Skills
- A new understanding of the opportunities hiding in the Middle School journey
- The Five Primary Needs of Middle Schoolers
- Your new role & how to embrace it
- Understanding middle school social dynamics, defining 'success', and how to help your tween thrive
- The role of technology and social media in a middle schooler's life & strategies to manage it
- The core skills Middle Schoolers need to thrive in high school and beyond
Schedule
| Duration - | 7 weeks |
Fall 2025 Schedule Options | Session 1: September 14 - October 26 Weekly Calls on Sundays at 4PM ET / 1 PM PT Session 2: November 2 - December 14 Weekly Calls on Sundays at 4PM ET / 1 PM PT |
| Week 1: | The Big Shift Build a new understanding of the middle school years based on the latest developmental science so you can embrace this transition with excitement instead of fear, find the hidden opportunities, and confidently guide your child through this pivotal stage. |
| Week 2: | From Worry to Compassion – Understanding Your Middle Schooler’s Driving Needs Discover the three primary drivers of adolescents and the core goal of middle school development so you can empathize, strengthen your relationship, and create a home environment where your child feels safe, understood, and supported as they navigate the sometimes choppy waters of middle school life. |
| Week 3 | From Caregiver to Companion: Becoming the parent your tween needs by their side through this journey Learn how to shift your parenting role to meet your tween's new support needs; how to decode tween behavior and adjust your approach so you can stop second-guessing yourself and respond with clarity, connection, and the confidence to be the parent your child needs today. |
Week 4: | Middle School Social Life: How to help Your kid navigate it like a pro! Why social life is so "all-important" during middle school and how you can help the water be a little less choppy. During this module, we'll get into the things you're most concerned about: the mean girls (and boys), bullies, drama and more. And, we'll give you tools and tactics that will help you provide the support your tween may need. |
| Week 5: | Technology, Stress, & Mental Health Literacy – Becoming Informed, Prepared & Responsive Unpack the realities of anxiety, mental health, and technology’s impact on your tween so you can feel empowered with practical strategies to navigate these challenges and protect their well-being—without unnecessary fear or stress. |
| Week 6: | Secret Sauce to Life Success – Executive Function Skills Simplified Explore the executive function skills that middle school brains are primed to develop. Since these skills shape lifelong success, you will discover simple ways to integrate them into daily life so you can help your tween develop the confidence, focus, and resilience they need to thrive. |
| Week 7: | The New YOU! – Move forward In Your Tween’s New Stage with Confidence, Excitement. and Curiosity. Bringing it all together, we'll discuss your ongoing needs, support, and how to apply everything you’ve learned so you can step into your the next parenting phase fully prepared, relaxed, and ready to nurture your child’s growth with confidence, connection, and ease. |
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Learn the parenting secrets to harnessing
the Magic of Middle School so your child can soar!
Your Guide
Sarah Porter-Braun is an entrepreneur, adolescent development researcher & enthusiast, parenting coach and advocate, author and speaker.
After 20 years in edTech, online learning, publishing, coaching and supporting startup company teams, Sarah turned her attention to giving parents easier ways to support their kids. Her research into today's adolescent and young adult struggles, parenting, society, and brain development revealed the condition of parents that serves as the catalyst behind her work:
Parents are Well-Intentioned, Under-Prepared, & Under-Supported©
Her research confirmed her impression that despite parents' heroic efforts, the rapidly changing landscape, conflicting and hard-to-access information and tools, and inadequate support has led to a generation of budding adults who report being anxious, hopeless, and struggling to find their footing in this world.
Now she's on a mission to fix that.
Sarah has spent the last twelve years deep in the research, working with parents, experts, educators, and others to figure out the best way to help parents help their kids thrive.
Parenting Genius© is her answer - an online platform that makes it easy for parents to be proactive and prepared along their parenting journey.
Ahead of the Curve: The New Science of Parenting a Tween takes you on a learning journey - the changes your child will experience in middle school require a new parenting approach. Simply understanding the journey they're on will help you anticipate their changing needs, but these new times require an updated set of skills. Gain the knowledge and skills to become the companion your child needs to soar.
Sarah lives in Boston, MA with her husband, dog, Otis, while watching her two children spread their wings and take their first, wobbly flights.
Got Questions? We've Got You!
How much time is required each week to complete the program?
This program is designed with efficiency and flexibility in mind. To complete the course, participants spend 2.5 - 3 hours/week on average.
Do I have to be at my computer to complete the program?
No! Learn on the go!
You're busy, we get it. The core components include:
- a weekly Zoom call
- text-based reflection questions for journaling
- exercise templates that are accessible on our platform whenever you have time.
Take the weekly call while on a walk. Look at your text string for the reflection prompt while you're at the coffee shop or on a plane. Download the exercises and complete them under a tree, on a boat, in between your meetings, or at soccer/basketball/tennis/etc. practice.
You're busy. We know. We've been there. We made this for you.
After I finish a program, can I get more coaching sessions if needed?
YES! Are you kidding me? Of course! We are not going to abandon you mid-flight! You can always schedule more coaching sessions, in packages of 3.
We will connect you with a coach who has a strength in the area of your need if you give us sufficient information.
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Get ready to find the magic in your child's middle school journey!
