Welcome to berlin middle school!!WE are REspectful, responsible, thoughtful learnersThis website is meant to be a one-stop shop for all your counseling needs. If you have questions about middle school and middle school students in general, check out this site and see if you can find the answer to your questions. If you can't, feel free to email me and I'll contact you directly to help you find the answers you need!
If you are concerned about your child, please use the referral form below to send me a confidential message. Erika Krasavage, MSE ([email protected]) who are school counselors?
Back in the day, school counselors used to be called guidance counselors. School counselors, however, provide much more than just guidance. Read this article to find out what school counselors can do for you and your child.
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Teenage brain
You may have wondered what has happened to your nice, helpful, caring child. Well, the teen years happened.
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Dr. Dan Siegel Explains the teenage brainDr. Dan Siegel takes an in-depth look at what is going on within the teenage brain. Even though we don't think much is going on up there, there is a ton going on. In fact, brain growth in the teen years is only slightly less than the brain growth that takes place in the first three years of life.
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Do you have a child who struggles with organization, planning, prioritizing or completing assignments or chores? If so, he or she may have executive function delays. There are many resources out there to help you and your child improve his or her skills in this area. One such resource is the activity book written by Dr. Hansen (the previous MS counselor) for New Harbinger Publications. Click on the image of the book to the right and read more about it. Thanks for looking!