Watch Them Soar - Guest Post by Donna McDine, Author of A Sandy Grave
It is my pleasure to host a stop in my fellow GAP Author, Donna McDine's, blog tour for her newest book A Sandy Grave . Donna is visiting today with a provocative guest post about parenting. Let's give a warm welcome to Donna. It’s Okay Not to Peak in High School By Donna McDine Now that I have a daughter in the first year of college and another daughter in tenth grade of high school, I have spent quite a bit of time chatting with my girlfriends as to what all the social pressure in high school means for our children. I’ve come to realize that the cliques still remain… the jocks, the brains, the nerds, etc., but what happens to those who don’t fit into the stereotypes? Do they aimlessly wander the halls of high school longing to belong to some type of group, or do they break out of the mold and create their own destiny? The pressures are real. Doing so, it can be empowering and frightening at the same time. As parents or caregivers, it’s our responsibility to se...