If he’s going through a hard period of time, tell him he can always talk to you because kids need that. No matter what, he should put his grades first, but he shouldn’t lose his entire social life and feel obligated to get all 100’s. If he needs help in class tell him to ask his teacher for some extra time after school to catch him up.

Tell him not to sweat the small stuff because that’s what everyone laughs off years later and it’s a huge waste of emotions. Also, tell him anything you wanted to know before entering middle school.

~Be yourself, if you lose yourself now that will make things ten times harder.

~Work hard, make your teachers notice you you will go far.

~Put school work before partying, that’s what I did and now I am in all honors courses.

~Have a good group of friends, not just one and make sure that they aren’t involved in anything they shouldn’t be. Friendships are a lot more dramatic in middle school than elementry.

~Lastly make sure he relaxes, things will settle down after the first week or so and by that point he won’t even notice a difference in the school atmosphere.

Good Luck!!

Hope it works out!!