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Archives for Tweens

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Tweens: Get Them Biking

by Michele August 11th, 2025| Seasonal, Tweens





Perhaps the title of this article should be, "How to Get Them Biking?" Many kids enjoy biking when they are elementary aged. It gives them a small amount of independence whether it is riding up and down the driveway, to the

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4 Super Social Activities for Tweens

by Lori Sciame July 28th, 2025| Social, Tweens





Study after study tells parents that children spend too much time on electronic devices. The ramifications of doing so are many, including decreased social development. This summer, work with your tween to improve his or her social skills by moving

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4 Ways to Create a Memorable Vacation

by Lori Sciame June 23rd, 2025| Tweens





Family vacations rule! Why? They provide a much needed break from the daily grind, as there are no deadlines to meet, no school lunches to pack, and no fourth grade science projects to complete. Even more importantly, they have the

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3 Ways to Assess Pet Readiness

by Lori Sciame May 19th, 2025| Social, Tweens





Bringing a new pet into the home can be an amazing experience or an awful one, especially when tweens are involved. While pre-teens may express a desire for a cat or a dog, they simple do

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3 Issues to Warn Your Tween About

by Lori Sciame April 14th, 2025| Safety, Tweens





Being a parent is a huge responsibility. Children not only need love, they need proper guidance as well. Part of steering a child on the right course, involves teaching him or her to follow safety rules. Some rules are easy to

If You Have Nothing Nice to Say

by Michele March 10th, 2025| Behavior, Tweens





The 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

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3 New Tips for Tween School Success

by Lori Sciame February 3rd, 2025| School, Tweens





Being born smart certainly helps a tween to succeed in a learning environment, and so does being curious about the world around him or her. It's a given that an engaged student, one who loves learning, will be more apt to

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How to Give Back at the Holidays

by Lori Sciame December 30th, 2024| Tweens





The holiday season offers lots of opportunities to teach tweens about the concept of giving back.  Sample volunteer positions include: ringing the bell for the Salvation Army, collecting food for the local food pantry, assisting at a soup kitchen, buying

Tweens Helping Out With Thanksgiving

by T Akery November 25th, 2024| Tweens





Thanksgiving is a time for families. To truly turn it into a family affair, ask your tween to help out. Not only does it take some of the stress off of you, tweens will feel that

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Parent-Teacher Conferences: Basic Guidelines

by YPI Editors November 18th, 2024| Elementary, Preschool, School, School, School, School, Teens, Tweens





As 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

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Playdates for Tweens? Yes, Please

by YPI Editors October 21st, 2024| Social, Tweens





First 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

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TV as Family Entertainment: Tweens

by YPI Editors September 16th, 2024| Entertainment, Tweens





The 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

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