How can I tell if my middle school-age child is having trouble with intrapersonal skills?
Children who have trouble making up their mind about what they may want, choosing, making choices, and not really expressing their feelings much about things–they may say, “Oh, I don’t know, I don’t care, whatever you want, Mom.” Or, “That’s okay; it was okay that Jack wanted to do it that way so we went to that movie instead of the one I wanted to see.” Children who really know themselves well will be assertive to a fair degree with their folks and with their peers.
