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3 Issues to Warn Your Tween About
by Lori Sciame April 14th, 2025 | Safety, Tweens3 Benefits: When a Child Entertains Oneself
by Lori Sciame April 7th, 2025 | Elementary, Entertainment3 Ways to Keep Manners Alive With Preschoolers
by Joe Lawrence March 31st, 2025 | Preschool, SocialTeething Tips for Parents of Babies
by Tania Cowling March 24th, 2025 | Care, Infants/Toddlers
If You Have Nothing Nice to Say
by Michele March 10th, 2025| Behavior, TweensThe tween years can be trying. For everyone. As the parent, you may be feeling frustrated with this hormonal, pre-adolescent person, but remember, he or she is feeling that frustration, too. Of course, frustration is not a get out of jail
Parent-Teacher Conferences: Basic Guidelines
by YPI Editors November 18th, 2024| Elementary, Preschool, School, School, School, School, Teens, TweensAs November begins, many students are finishing the first quarter of the school year. With this demarcation usually comes parent-teacher conferences. As a parent and a former teacher, I have to admit that these conferences can be stressful for both sides
Playdates for Tweens? Yes, Please
by YPI Editors October 21st, 2024| Social, TweensFirst of all, we need to start with a quick parenting update- your tween will not want to use the word playdate. Playdates are for little kids. However, don't let terminology confuse you. Your tween very much
TV as Family Entertainment: Tweens
by YPI Editors September 16th, 2024| Entertainment, TweensThe tween years can become the time when your child wants to be out of the house or with friends on weekend nights. So, those family movie nights you enjoyed during the elementary years may be fewer
The Terrible Tween Years?
by Michele August 19th, 2024| Communication, TweensYour tween wants to be a teenager so very badly. It seems that the world of a teen is much more exciting- able to go to more places on their own, later bedtimes, driver's licenses, dating. Yes, it is an exciting
Listening Rules for Tweens with Earbuds or Headphones
by Michele July 15th, 2024| Behavior, TweensEarbuds. Headphones. They are everywhere. It's not just a tween problem. Take a walk down any city street, and you'll see a multitude of people walking with either one or both ears hosting an earbud. From shoppers to joggers to
Tweens Need to Be Seen and Heard
by Michele June 10th, 2024| Social, TweensWhen I was a child and through my teen years, I would sometimes hear at the dinner table the old saying, "Children should be seen and not heard." (Now, I'm not of an age that it was a common way of
Respect & Tweens: Reciprocity & Patience
by Michele May 6th, 2024| Behavior, TweensI cannot stress this enough, the tween years can be hard. For everyone involved. Out of the pre-college parenting years, I think middle school is the hardest. The kids are trying to figure out where they fit, are dealing with hormonal