Category: Middle School

• The Power of Love

  

  My son’s guitar teacher was freaking out the other day over the impending arrival of his first child. Beyond a healthy birth, he was consumed with anxiety over the care and feeding of an infant, all the way up through guiding his teen. So I told him the secret of parenting, what makes the sacrifice […]

  jcafesin

  October 14, 2021

  dads, Family, family life, K-12, Kids, marriage, memoir, Middle School, moms, parenting, parents, Uncategorized

  dadlife, Kids, momlife, new dad, new mom, newborns, parenthood, raising kids

• Learning How to Learn

  

  The doors, or gates to learning are shutting down in your head. You are so freaked out because some lazy teacher made you feel stupid, and you bought it, hook, line and sinker. Stop it!

  jcafesin

  July 19, 2018

  education, educators, Middle School, parenting, parents, UC Berkeley, Uncategorized

  cal berkeley, College applications, educators, GRE, high school, learning, SATs, stanford, teachers, teaching

• Sell to KIDS and you’ll have em for LIFE!

  Marketing to kids is effective. Get kids while they’re young and you have them for life. NEW Mid-Life Moms Cafe: https://midlifemomscafe.wordpress.com/2016/09/19/selling-our-children/

  jcafesin

  September 19, 2016

  dads, education, educators, Family, family life, Middle School, moms, money, parenting, parents, public education

• My TEEN is ADDICTED to VIDEO GAMES. HELP!!

  I so rarely get personal online, but I’m at a loss and would love some advice from my friends here, cuz someone among you all must have some direction for me, hopefully… My teen is addicted to video games. And while parents are nodding here, and kids are shaking their heads in disgust of my dramatic […]

  jcafesin

  June 4, 2015

  Family, family life, High School, Kids, kindle, Middle School, moms, parenting, parents, Teen, Tween, Young Adult

• Fractured Fairy Tales of the Twilight Zone is here…

  Fractured Fairy tales meets The Twilight Zone in this short story collection of four uniquely captivating, dark, fantastical tales, each with a powerful message that lingers long after the reads… http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LNTOHOM

  jcafesin

  July 10, 2014

  Contemporary Fiction, ebook, Edgy Chicklit, Emerging Authors, Family, family life, Fantasy, Fantasy Series, Fractured Fairytales, High School, love, Magic, marriage, Middle School, moms, New Adult, New Release, parenting, parents, Romance, science, Series, Teen, thriller, Tween, Twilight Zone

• Summer Viewing 4 Kids

  Put together an #educational #video viewing list 4 my kids, 4 summer. Feel free to add to it in comments: J. Cafesin: SummerViewing4Kids http://jcafesin.blogspot.com/2014/06/summer-viewing-4-kids.html

  jcafesin

  June 13, 2014

  careers, dads, education, Family, family life, Health, Healthcare, High School, Kids, Middle School, moms, New Adult, parenting, parents, public education, science, scientists, STEM, teachers, technology, Teen, Tween, Young Adult

• The Playground of Denial

  It’s time to demand change from our public education system! See how, and why we must: http://jcafesin.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-playground-of-denial.html

  jcafesin

  March 20, 2014

  ADHD, dads, education, educators, Family, family life, High School, K-12, Kids, Middle School, moms, parenting, parents, public education, Teen, Tween

  educations, k12, learning, online education, public education, teachers, teaching

• Set up for bullying

  My son has been set up for bullying by his P.E. teacher… http://jcafesin.blogspot.com/2014/02/setup-for-bullying.html

  jcafesin

  February 4, 2014

  education, educators, Family, family life, Middle School, parenting, parents, teachers, Teen, Tween

  bullying. p.e., high school, sports

• Bird’s Eye View

  Hawk wanted the rabbit to present to a mate. Megan wanted her husband Mitch to wait and talk to her instead of going to work. Neither got what they wanted, but both Hawk and Megan learned a valuable life lesson… New one, short story, 9pgs. Complete on Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/doc/140675150/Bird-s-Eye-View

  jcafesin

  May 10, 2013

  careers, Fantasy, Fantasy Series, Fractured Fairytales, Kids, love, marriage, Middle School, money, parenting, relationships, Series, stanford, startup, Teen, Tween, Twilight Zone, Writing, YA Series, Young Adult

• The Systemic Problem with Public Education Today

  I didn’t get in, mom, my daughter called me hysterically crying from school on Monday. What? She couldn’t be talking about her talent show. She insisted she’d get in, no problem, as last year a boy got on stage, threw a top hat at the judges, and he got in, she’d told us. They didn’t […]

  jcafesin

  May 9, 2013

  education, educators, High School, K-12, Kids, Middle School, parenting, politics, public education, Religion, teachers, Teen, Tween