http://www.tweenparent.com/categories/view/1 en-us Your Parenting Source for the Pre-Teen Years Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:35:50 +0000 CakePHP http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/323 Recent headlines have shown the enormous psychological impact bullying can have on someone's sense of self worth. If left untreated, bullying leads to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and suicide.... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/323 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/321 While for some people winter invokes fuzzy images of lazy, cozy days curled up by a fire, for parents it can be a struggle to keep your children occupied during the long and cold winter months. Keeping... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/321 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/319 Every time my daughter is aggravated and expressive about her frustrations, I try to remind myself that she's undergoing massive changes in her world -- her social world, her academic world, her psychological... Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/319 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/310 The most recent National Survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows a rise in illicit drug-use among... Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/310 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/309 My two enduring memories of fourth grade: starting a lunchtime "business" with my best friend Elana, selling friendship bracelets in the cafeteria, and the time Miss Kipnis yelled at me in front of... Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/309 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/307 Andy Warhol (famously) said that in the future, everyone would be famous for fifteen minutes. Well, he was wrong: the future seems to be a time when everyone is famous for fifteen seconds. Or less.... Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/307 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/304 In this companion book to The Doll Shop Downstairs (2009), Anna learns the joys and challenges of adding a same-age cousin to her family. Though the sisters-9-year-old Trudie, 11-year-old Anna... Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/304 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/302 Substance abuse among tweens is sky-rocketing across the country. It's not just media hype-- experimentation with drugs and alcohol is no longer just for kids on the fringes and is regularly occurring... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/302 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/300 For several years now, critics of our educational system and parenting culture have been saying that at the same time the academic performance and morality of American youth plummet, these same children... Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/300 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/301 The emoticon: a subtle and definitely modern art. These rarely used punctuations can add pizzazz, emphasis, and of course, emotion, to any text exchange. If you thought smiley/frowny faces were the... Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tweenparent.com/articles/view/301