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Talking To Tweens About Sextexting

by T Akery June 30th, 2011| Tweens
Sextexting is a growing trend among tweens. Parents are often unaware of exactly what their kids are texting. But in trying to sound grown-up, kids often text things they don't mean or don't quite understand. This can led to unintended consequences for your tween. While you can't guard them

How to Handle the Summer

by Jacob P. June 27th, 2011| Teen Perspective, Teens
The summer has arrived, and it is in full swing.  My school ended this week, and we got out late.  So, it is now the time when students are home and bored.  We may not admit it, but we get bored when we are not getting schoolwork thrown at

Get a Job?

by Lori Sciame June 22nd, 2011| Teens
This past weekend, the money in my wallet never had a chance to get comfortable. As soon as I replenished the supply, my 13 year-old would think of another item she desperately needed.  Who would think that lotion, face wash, conditioner, and nail polish remover would be a matter

End of the School Year

by Jacob P. June 17th, 2011| Helpful Hints, Teen Perspective, Teens
I think the end of the school year is a so-so part of the year.  It isn't the worst but it isn't the best.  The high point is that regular work is reduced and it is almost over, but honors work and other term work is due, as well

Nurturing the Leader in Your Child

by Ronald A. Rowe June 16th, 2011| Helpful Hints, Product reviews
There are a lot of books on parenting out there. Most of them have at least a nugget of wisdom that you can use. But few deliver the bang for the buck that I got out of reading Nurturing the Leader Within Your Child: What Every Parent

Elementary News

by Ronald A. Rowe June 10th, 2011| Elementary, Helpful Hints, Tweens
Do your elementary school kids know what's going on in the world? With a 24-hour news cycle and ubiquitous scrolling news bars, it is getting harder and harder to decide what to shield them from and how to do it.

Do your children know about the death of Osama Bin

Should Your Tween Have a Cellphone?

by T Akery May 30th, 2011| Tweens
A cellphone is a device that dances a thin line between a necessity and a want. There are certainly valid arguments for both sides. But as a parent, a cellphone is also a device that requires a tween to be responsible and can also be the source of arguments.

Tweens

A Look at a Teenage Paradox (Me)

by Jacob P. May 20th, 2011| Teen Perspective, Teens, Tweens
Tell me about about yourself, Jacob.

Well, you see, I'm a paradox.  Maybe even an oxymoron.

May I ask how that is so?

You may.

Don't be a smart alack.

Okay, fine.  I'm an anal-retentive teenage boy.  So I'm naturally a lazy procrastinator, due to my age, but I am also a perfectionist.

Very

Teen Perspective: “Finish your plate.”

by Louise May 13th, 2011| Teen Perspective, Teens
"Finish your plate." This is a phrase that was commonly heard at the dinner table when I was back at home. There are two reasons that this command was said: 1. My sisters and I had served ourselves too much and were feeling too full to eat the rest.

Teen Perspective: On Getting a Dog

by Louise March 16th, 2011| Teen Perspective
"Can we get a puppy?" It's a question parents often get asked by their kids. My guess is that this question, when asked for the first time, is answered with a no. Honestly, this makes sense, at least at first. The first problem with the question was the way

Finding the Middle

by Michele January 12th, 2011| Elementary
There's been a lot of discussion both on and off the Internet about Saturday's article in the Wall Street Journal, Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior.  As a mom of four children, I read the article with interest, wondering what it was I needed to do to be a

Cell Phones- Part 1

by Michele July 30th, 2010| Product reviews, Teens, Tweens
As the mom of four children, three of whom are between the ages of 12 and 14, I have had my fair share of experience with parenting children of this generation.  When my children were younger, I used to question whether they would need cell phones.  They seemed like
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