Middle School Discord

By |2020-05-13T22:06:14-04:00May 18th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

This pandemic has highlighted the discord that often exists for middle school students (around ages 11-13). There’s a pull between their developmental stage and what’s accessible to them.  On the one hand, developmentally, they are likely in the throws of puberty. They can be at different stages but for the most part they’re all in the midst of hormonal chaos. It’s been documented that the onset of puberty starts earlier than in previous generations, in some cases as early as age 8 especially in females.   So when ministering to middle schoolers, we