http://www.tweenparent.com/categories/view/1 en-us Your Parenting Source for the Pre-Teen Years Sun, 19 May 2013 14:34:53 +0000 CakePHP http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/350 By kindergarten, most kids know the difference between "nice" and "mean." They still know it by the time they get to middle school. And all high school students can tell you how awful it feels to be... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/350 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/342 You see your child sad and your heart breaks for her. You would do anything to fix things. But before you jump in, take a step back. Dr. Michael Bradley, psychologist and expert on adolescent behavior,... Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/342 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/341 When it comes to media and marketing, tweens are bombarded with messages. In order to encourage our tweens to see themselves as active in this process, we can help them learn to do two specific things.... Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/341 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/340 School will soon be out for summer! Picnics, baseball games, swimming...when school is out, the fun begins for our tweens! If summer camp isn't in the mix (or only part of the summer agenda), it... Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/340 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/339 Tweens are at a great age to begin learning how to become critical consumers. They have the ability to think about things from someone else's perspective and they're growing in their desire to become... Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/339 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/336 FWD: Read this, story of our lives? Several months ago, my cousin emailed me a Wall Street Journal article titled, "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior". Intrigued, I clicked the link,... Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/336 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/337 Our tweens are surrounded by media and marketing. With the proliferation of mobile devices, media in cars and other forms of transport, and televisions and computers in children's rooms, tweens today... Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/337 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/333 The dad of a young baseball player approached me recently to ask what he could do to help his son play with more swagger; to play with a confidence level that matched his ability. "He's so talented,"... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/333 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/329 Or manor or abbey; as in Downton. They are all rawther the same, I presume. Used to be that dressing for dinner was what the well mannered did. The any old Tuesday evening clothes of yore pretty... Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/329 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/328 Through the turbulent years of adolescence, a journal can be an amazing outlet for tweens to express themselves and record personal experiences. They can write about themselves, their friends, their... Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/328