I am a mom of 2 middle school kids; my daughter is in grade 6 and my son is in grade 7, putting us right in the thick of middle school. Over their school years, we\u2019ve endured<\/em> some rather interesting trends! Our kids find joy in all kinds of strange and unusual things, so we as parents grit our teeth reminding ourselves that like potty training, this too shall pass!<\/p>\n Here\u2019s my list of top 10 kid trends I\u2019ve survived:<\/p>\n These mini, or giant-sized squishy toys come in many shapes and sizes. The bigger and squishier, the better, or so my kids say!<\/li>\n Just put your head down and fling both arms up and to one side really fast and stealthy like. I can dab, at least I think I can, until my kids start gut wrenching laughs every time I do it.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n Cards or \u201cGo\u201d; we\u2019ve had both at our house. Ever been driving when your child suddenly shrieks out, \u201cSTOP!<\/strong>\u201d because you\u2019re passing a poke stop?! Or do you have cards strewn all over your living room floor while they sort and evaluate them?<\/li>\n This trend was one that I enjoyed more than endured. Made a kid out of even me.<\/strong><\/span> Except when an elastic breaks after 2 hours of carefully crafting a multi loom extravagant creation\u2014that\u2019s when the fun ends!<\/li>\n This is a trend that I\u2019m still enduring\u2026and I do mean enduring! This can be played online with a whole group of friends, but don\u2019t be fooled when your child asks for\u201cone more round\u201d\u2026it\u2019ll be another hour!<\/li>\n This gooey, messy stuff comes in many forms and fashions. It can be homemade or store bought, as long as it\u2019s gooey!<\/li>\n This tiny toy was a booming sensation a few years ago. Spin it between your fingers, on the tip of your fingers, or even on your nose! A great way to distract your kids from listening.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n Why spend hundreds of dollars on the perfect Christmas present when all your child wants is a water bottle? A great way for bored kids to entertain themselves for hours with nothing more than an almost empty disposable bottle.<\/li>\n This is the newest trend I\u2019m currently surviving. It\u2019s so new and hip that I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ve spelled correctly as it\u2019s not even in my spell-checker yet! I don\u2019t know how to use it, but I do know it\u2019s cool\u2026<\/span><\/strong>if only I could figure out when is the right time to shout it out!<\/li>\n This dance is something that every kid can do and every adult can\u2019t! Like the dab, my kids go into hysterics every time I try it. I do it to keep them laughing!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n Now you\u2019ll have to excuse me\u2026my kids need to show me some memes\u2026oh wait, that could be #11 \u2014Yeet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BY JACQUELINE BUSINK, ACS PARENT I am a mom of 2 middle school kids; my daughter is in grade 6 and my son is in grade 7, putting us right in the thick of middle school. Over their school years, we\u2019ve endured some rather interesting trends! Our kids find joy in all kinds of strange […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":3947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,14],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-3938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-middle-school","category-parents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abbotsfordchristian.com\/insideout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abbotsfordchristian.com\/insideout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abbotsfordchristian.com\/insideout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abbotsfordchristian.com\/insideout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abbotsfordchristian.com\/insideout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abbotsfordchristian.com\/insideout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abbotsfordchristian.com\/insideout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abbotsfordchristian.com\/insideout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abbotsfordchristian.com\/insideout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abbotsfordchristian.com\/insideout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3938"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abbotsfordchristian.com\/insideout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=3938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Squishies<\/h2>\n
The Dab<\/h2>\n
Pok\u00e9mon<\/h2>\n
Rainbow Loom<\/h2>\n
Fortnite<\/h2>\n
Slime\/Putty<\/h2>\n
Fidget Spinners<\/h2>\n
\u00a0Water Bottle Flipping<\/h2>\n
\u00a0The word yeet<\/em><\/h2>\n
The Floss<\/h2>\n